 Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.  The Complete Art of Poetry ... - Page 201by Charles Gildon - 1718Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith (sir) - History - 1864
...cuts off what we possest. Strange cozenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive What the first sprightly runniug could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this chimick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 480 pages
...TACITUS, Agriculu, 42, 4. Strange cozenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And from the dregs of life think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give. Aurengzebe, Act iv. Sc. 1. His hair just grizzled As in a green... | |
 | John Timbs - 1865
...we possest. Strange cozenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what still remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive What the fresh sprightly running could not give. I 'm tir'd of waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us... | |
 | George Sparkes - Philosophy - 1865 - 244 pages
...Dryden — Strange cozenage, none would live past years again, But all hope pleasure from what still remain — And from the dregs of life think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give. The cause of this general want of happiness may be soon told.... | |
 | John Rolfe - History - 1867 - 383 pages
...what we possest. Strange couzenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what remain : And, from the dregs of life think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give. I'm tired with waiting for this chymick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1868
...cuts off what we possest. Strange cozenage"! none would live pest years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give. I'm tired of waiting for this chimick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Religion - 1868
...while it says, We shall be sest. Strange cozenage I none would live past years Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive What the first sprightly running could not again. I'm tired of waiting for this chimick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - History - 1868
...cuts off what we possest. Strange cozenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give. I 'in tired of waiting for this chymic gold Which fools us... | |
 | Treasury - History - 1869
...cuts off what we possessed. Strange co2enage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And from the dregs of life think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give. Aureng2ebe. Act iv. Sc. i. His hair just gri21led As in a green... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - Literary Criticism - 1869 - 291 pages
...cuts off what we possessed, Strange courage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And from the dregs of life think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give." " Of no distemper, of no blast he died, But fell like autumn... | |
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