 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
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 80 pagina’s
...we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 275 A little louder, but as empty quite : >carfe, 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... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - 1825 - 298 pagina’s
...tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little loudef^but as ernpty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage,...Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; Till tired he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds wHh varying rays Those painted... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...louder, but as empty quite ; Searfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, :Vnd beads and prayer-books . \leanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted elouds that beautify our days ; Eaeh want... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pagina’s
...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...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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pagina’s
...age supply ; Hope travels through, nor quite us when we die. Some livelier play-thing gives his yoath 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 : £80 Pleased with this bauble still, as that before : Till tired... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pagina’s
...louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And cards and counters arc the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before j Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds, with varying rays, Those... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 548 pagina’s
...louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage : And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age. Pleas'd with this bauble still,...tir'd, he sleeps, — and life's poor play is o'er."* The supposed test of identity, when applied to the mind in these cases, completely fails. It neither... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 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...quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, A nd beads and prayer-books arc the toys of age : Pleas'd witli this bauble still, as tliat before... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 pagina’s
...fit passion every age supply ; Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. ESSAY ON MAN. Epist. And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd...still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's jxmr play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 pagina’s
...little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And cards and counters are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble still,...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... | |
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