 With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please no more : Now pall the tasteless meats and joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful...  The Calcutta Review - Page 4201847Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 428 pages
...joy : In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruits autumnal, and the vernal flow'r; 2/^ With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sounds,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...of joy : In vain the gifts their bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal flower ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...joyless wines, And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain. And yield tlie tuneful lenitives of pain. No sound,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...flower, G With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please^no more. Now pall the tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sounds,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal tiow'r ; • Ver. 164; THE VA\ITT Of HUMAN WISHES. listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views,...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs Her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sound,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r; With listle-js ey?J the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach] ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain: No sounds,... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...listless eyes the dotard views the store, " He views and wonders that they please no more, " Of all the tasteless meats and joyless wines, * And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. " Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain " And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain, "\No sound,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...of joy ; In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain ; No sound,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...autumnal, and the vernal flow'r — VV ith listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, itnd Tho' silent, loud ! heard rartli Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sounds,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...With listless eyes the dotard views the store. He views, and wonders that they please no more ; TTow pall the tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain: .No sounds,... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...listless eyes the dotard views the store, " He views and wonders that they please no more, " Of all the tasteless meats and joyless wines, ' And luxury with sighs her slave' resign*. ' Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain ' And yield the tuneful lenitives of pain,... | |
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