 | Thomas Otway - 1899 - 64 pages
...then adieu for ever ! There's not a wretch that lives on common charity, But's happier than me : for I have known The luscious sweets of plenty ; every...about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning : Yet now must fall, like a full ear of corn, Whose blossom 'scaped, yet's wither' d in the rip'ning... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...happier far than rue : For I have known The lufcious Sweets of Plenty ; Ev'ry Night Have flept with foft Content about my Head, And never wak'd but to a joyful Morning : Yet now muft fall like a full Ear of Corn, (yen. Pref. Whofe Bloflbms Tcap'd, but's wither'd in the... | |
 | Thomas Otway - 1757 - 392 pages
...happier than me: For I have known The lufcious Sweets of Plenty ; every Night Have flept with foft Content about my Head, And never wak'd but to a joyful Morning; Yet now muft fall like a full Ear of Corn, Whoft Bloffom fcap'd, yet's wither 'd in the ripening. PRIULI.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 534 pages
...happier than me. For I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty : every night Have flept with foft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning. Yet now muft fall like k full ear of corn, Whofe blofibm 'fcap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening. Venice... | |
 | Thomas Otway - English drama - 1767 - 292 pages
...happier than me : for I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty; every night Have flept with foft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning; Yet now muft fall like a full ear of corn, \Vhofe bloflbm 'fcap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening.... | |
 | 1772 - 364 pages
...Bnt's happier than me : for I have known The lufciousfweets of plenty; every night Have flept with foft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning: Yet now muft fall like a full ear of corn, Whofebloffom 'fcap'd, yet's withered in the ripening." The... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Theater - 1784 - 524 pages
...father-in law, PriiHi; For I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty ; every night Have flcpt with foft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning : Yet now muft fall, like a full car of corn, Wbofc bloffom fcap'd, yet's wither'd in the rip'ning.... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...happier than I : for I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty ; every night Have flept with foft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning i Yet now muft fallj; like a full ear of corn, Whofe bloffom 'fcap'd* yet's wither'd in the'ripening.... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1792 - 340 pages
...There's not a wretch, that lives on common charity, But's happier than me : for I have known The Juscious sweets of plenty ; every night Have slept with soft...my head, And never wak'd, but to a joyful morning : Yet now must fall, like a full ear of corn, Whose blossom 'scap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening.... | |
 | William Jones - English drama - 1795 - 446 pages
...happier than me : for I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty ; every night Have flept with foft content about my head, And never wak'd, but to a joyful morning : Yet now muft fall, like a full ear of corn, Whofe bloflbm 'fcap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening.... | |
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There's not a wretch that lives on common charity But's happier than me : For I have known The luscious sweets of plenty; every night Have slept with soft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning ; Yet now must fall like a full ear... 
