 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagina’s
...quite; Scarfs, garters, gold amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age ; 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pagina’s
...louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; 'Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Mean- while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pagina’s
...: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays, Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...with a straw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quile: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And...still, as that before ; 'Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile Opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pagina’s
...Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: Fleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pagina’s
...with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And...bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pagina’s
...with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight; A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And...prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this hauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pagina’s
...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age; Pleas'd with- this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Mean-while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pagina’s
...with a straw: Some livelier play -thing gives' his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : 28O Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's poor play is... | |
 | 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A tittle louder, bnt as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleased with this bauble still, as that before, Till tired he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er.... | |
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Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are... 
