 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...  Letters on Education - Seite 311von Elizabeth Hamilton - 1801Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Otway - 1899 - 64 Seiten
...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 of corn, Whose blossom 'scaped, yet's wither' d in the rip'ning Those pageants... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...common Charity, But's happier far than rue : For I have known The lufcious Sweets of Plenty ; Ev'ry Night Have flept with foft Content about my Head,...Morning : Yet now muft fall like a full Ear of Corn, (yen. Pref. Whofe Bloflbms Tcap'd, but's wither'd in the Rip'ning. Otw. Then looking on the neighb'ring... | |
 | Thomas Otway - 1757 - 392 Seiten
...not a Wretch that lives on common Charity But's happier than me: For I have known The lufcious Sweets of Plenty ; every Night Have flept with foft Content...Morning; Yet now muft fall like a full Ear of Corn, Whoft Bloffom fcap'd, yet's wither 'd in the ripening. PRIULI. Homie and be bumble, ftudy to retrench... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 534 Seiten
...There's not a wretch that lives on common charity, But's happier than me. For I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty : every night Have flept with foft...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 preferv'd, a5t. i.... | |
 | Thomas Otway - 1767 - 292 Seiten
...There's not a wretch that lives on common charity But's happier than me : for I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty; every night Have flept with foft...morning; Yet now muft fall like a full ear of corn, \Vhofe bloflbm 'fcap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening. PRIULI. Home, and be humble, ftudy to retrench... | |
 | 1772 - 364 Seiten
...a wretch, that lives on common charity; Bnt's happier than me : for I have known The lufciousfweets of plenty; every night Have flept with foft content...morning: Yet now muft fall like a full ear of corn, Whofebloffom 'fcap'd, yet's withered in the ripening." The fimile,with which it concludes, is both... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1784 - 524 Seiten
...his 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...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. And And farther, in the fame aft,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 Seiten
...There's not a wretch that lives on common charity, But's happier than me. For I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty : every night Have flept with foft...to a joyful morning. Yet now muft fall like a full car of corn, "Whofe bloflbm 'fcap'd, yet's withered in the ripening. Venice Preferv'd, aft i.fc. I.... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 Seiten
...There's not a wretch, that lives on common charity, But's happier than I : for I have known The lufcious fweets of plenty ; every night Have flept with foft...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 - 1792 - 340 Seiten
...happier than me : for I have known The Juscious 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 of corn, Whose blossom 'scap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening. Pri. Home,... | |
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