An age that melts with unperceived decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend: Such age there is, and who shall wish its... Report - Page 219by Ohio. Department of Health - 1891Full view - About this book
| Tibullus - Latin poetry - 1759 - 276 pages
...Innocence away : Whofe peaceful Days Benevolence endears, 'Whofe Nights congratulating Confcience chears 5 The general Favorite, as the general Friend : Such Age there is, and who could with its End I Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary Minutes' flagging... | |
| Tibullus - 1759 - 468 pages
...Days Benevolence endears, j Whofe Nights congratulating Confcience chears ; '*' *"'*'r*'t«i«!<<v* The general Favorite, as the general Friend : . Such Age there is, and who could wifh its End ? MrdAn" jr*?.***., Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune flings, <f ^ To prefs the... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 442 pages
...of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime : An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose...Benevolence endears, Whose night congratulating Conscience chears ; Epist. II. AtJD PRECEfTtVl; 8J The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ra) friend; Such age there... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...of a tsmp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime, An age that melts in unperceiv-d decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...Whose night congratulating conscience cheers, The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen-ral friend ; Such age there is, and who would wish its end ? Yet e'en on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...Whose night congratulating conscience cheers ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet e'en on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers; The gen'ial fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet eVn on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And ghdes in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers ; The geu'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on... | |
| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...temp'rate prime " Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime, " An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, * And glides in modest innocence away ; " Whose...Whose night congratulating conscience cheers, " The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend, " Such age there is, and who would wish its end ? " Yet ev'n... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who sb all wish its end ? Yet e'en... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceir'd A 6'. ef vapors clouds this demi-god ? KPISTLE VI....is all the art I know To make men happy, and lo ke gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on... | |
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