 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...nature's kindly law, Pieas'd with a rattle, 'irkled with a straw; iymte livelier plaything gives hi - youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite...stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Plcas'd .with this bauble still, as that before ; Till tir'd he sleep*, and Life's poor play is o'er.... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pagina’s
...age supply, Hope travels through, nor quits us when we dic> Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some...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.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pagina’s
...supply ; Hope travels through, nor quits us when we liii. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some...garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and f rayer-books are the toys of age : 281} Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; 'Till tir'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pagina’s
...child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier play -thing gives' his youth delight, A little louder, but as...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... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pagina’s
...picture by Mr Stothard, from Pope's Essay on Man — 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, bnt as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the... | |
 | 1810 - 560 pagina’s
...picture by Mr Stothard, from Pope's Essay on Man. — Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled 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... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - 1811 - 368 pagina’s
...call him Sir or my Lord, and what may you not make of the great baby ? " Behold the child ! \ "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw; " Some livelier...youth delight, "A little louder, but as empty quite: " Stuck o'er with titles, and hung round with strings, " Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper years;... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - 1811 - 358 pagina’s
...him Sir or my Lord, and what may you not make of the great bal|y .i ' " Hehokl the child ! "Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw; " Some livelier...plaything gives his youth delight, "A little louder, hut as empty quite: " Stuck o'er with titles, and hung round with strings, "Scarfs, garters, gold,... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pagina’s
...common friend ; See some tit passion ev'ry age supply, Hope travels thro', nor quits us when we die. Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some...his riper stage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toysof age : 280 J'leas'-d with this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pagina’s
...age supply, Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; . Some...quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, N And cards and counters are the toys of age ; Fleas'd with this bauble still, as that before , Till... | |
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Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite... 
