Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleased 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 the... Essai sur l'homme - Pagina 36door Alexander Pope - 1850 - 82 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| English poets - 1790 - 398 pagina’s
...by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and prayer-books arc the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd Pleas'd with this... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagina’s
...child, by nature's kindly Jaw, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraifr; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite; Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftagc, And beads and pray'r-books arc the toys of age : Pieas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 pagina’s
...child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper fiagc : And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of nge : Fleas'd with this bauble flill,... | |
| James Roach - 1793 - 274 pagina’s
...child, by nature's kindly law, Fleas'd with X rattle, tickled with a flraw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, .garters, gnld, amufe his riper flage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age Picas'd with this bauble... | |
| 1794 - 918 pagina’s
...knaves of ilate ; Лдй djirg, meures ímall vülain» hanij'd by gre»t Some livelier plaything give« his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amufc his riper ftage, And heads and prayer-booksare the to) sof age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagina’s
...child, by nature's kindly IHW, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold amule his riper ftagc, And beads and pray'i -books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble nul,... | |
| 1796 - 246 pagina’s
...child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age ; Tleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pagina’s
...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...'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 our days; Each want... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pagina’s
...child, by nature's kindly law 27i Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty...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.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pagina’s
...by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd NOTES. for thofe... | |
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