 LOOK round the habitable world, how few ., Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue. How void of reason are our hopes and fears! What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone...  The British Critic - Seite 2301795Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...own Good, or knowing it, puriue ! HOW void of Reafbn are pur Hopes and Fears ! What in the Conduft of our Life appears So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But when we have our Wifh, we wifh undone ? Whole Houfes of their whole Defires polTefs'd, Are often ruin'd at their own... | |
 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 Seiten
...their own God j or knowing it, pur fuc How void of Reafon are our Hopes and Fears! What in the Condud of our Life appears So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our With, we with undone ? Whole Houfes, of their whole Defires pofleft, Are often ruin'd, at their own... | |
 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 Seiten
...round the Habitable World, how few Know their own Good ; or knowing it, purfue. HowvoidofReafonare our Hopes and Fears! What in the Conduct of our Life...well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have oar With, we vvifh undone ? Whole Houfes, of their whole Defiree poileft, Are often ruin'd, at their... | |
 | Rob Steele - 1740 - 368 Seiten
...by Dryden. Look round the habitable World, hciufrw Know their oiun Cood, or knowing it purfue ? Ho<w -void of Reafon are our Hopes and Fears ! What in the Conduct of our Life appears So ivell dejign d. fo luckily begun, But, iL'hen we have our Wi/h, lue iKifh undone ? EVEN the Men that... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 Seiten
...happy. X 2 LOOK round the habitable world, how few Know their own good ; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears! What in the...defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wifh, we with undone? Whole houfes, of their whole defires pofleft, Are often ruin'd, at their own... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 Seiten
...their own good; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears! What in the conduft of our life appears So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wim, we wifh undone? Whole houfes, of their, whole defires poffeft, Are often ruin'd, at their own... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1766 - 572 Seiten
...world, how few Know their own good ; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears 1 What in the conduct of our life appears So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wifli, we wifh undone ? The tenth Satire of Juvenal. DRYDEN. Omnibus in terris quae funt a Gadibus... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1766 - 558 Seiten
...own good ; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the conduft of our life appears ( So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wifli, we wifli undone ? The tenth Satire of Juvenal. DRYDEN. Omnibus in ten ir, quz funt a Gadibus... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 Seiten
...their own good; or knowing it, porfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the conduit of our life appears So well defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wifh, we wi(h undone ? Whole houfes, of their whole defires poflcft, Are often ruin'd, at their own... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1770 - 406 Seiten
...SECTION XIII. Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the...defign'd, fo luckily begun, But, when we have our wifh, wewifh undone ? The tenth Satire of Juvenal. DRYDEN. . Omnibus in terris quae funt a Gadibus... | |
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