 Pleasures the sex, as children Birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the Toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost: At last, to follies Youth could scarce defend...  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ... - Page 136by Alexander Pope - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...Xor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasures the sex, as children birds pursue; Still oul x spoil the toy at mast, To covet Hying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...a science to the fair as great ! Beauties, like tyrants, old and friendless grown, yet hate repose, and dread to be alone; worn out in public, weary ev'ry eye, nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. 230 Pleasures the sex as children birds pursue, still out of reach,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...a science to the fair as great! Beauties, like tyrants, old and friendless grown, yet hate repose, and dread to be alone; worn out in public, weary ev'ry eye, nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. 230 Pleasures the sex as children birds pursue, still out of reach,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...eye, Ner leave one surh behind them when they die. 230 Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...ESSAVS. 65 nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. 230 Pleasures the sex as children birds pursue, still out of reach, yet never out of view; sure if they catch to spoil the toy at most, to covet flying, and regret when losti at last to follies youth could scarce... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. 2jfl» Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 708 pages
...oln-j , The Love of Pleasure, and the luve ..1 sway. j|>nrMir, Pleasures the sex, as children birds Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure if they catch to spoil the toy at most, • , To covet flying, and regret when loU; At last, to follies Youth could... | |
 | 1820 - 496 pages
...last obey, The Love of Pleasure, and the love of sway. Pleasures the sex, as children birds pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view. Sure if they catch to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost j At last, to follies Youth could scarce... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...every eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 372 pages
...a science to the Fair as Great ! Beauties, like Tyrants, old and friendless grown, Yet hate repose, and dread to be alone, Worn out in public, weary ev'ry eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. 230 Pleasures the sex, as children Birds, pursue, Still out of reach,... | |
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