 | Edward Young - 1826 - 284 Seiten
...skill ; Thy patron He whose diadem has dropp'd 2385 Yon gems of heaven, eternity thy prize ; And leaves the racers of the world their own, Their feather and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all, for that which is not bread , They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
 | 1827 - 290 Seiten
...thought of death, sole victor of its dread ! Hope be thy joy ; and probity thy skill ; Thy patron HE, Eternity, thy prize : And leave the racers of the...world their own, Their feather, and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all, for that which is not bread ; They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 Seiten
...The Consolation. Thy patron he, whose diadem has dropp'd Yon gems of Heaven ; eternity, thy jrrize : And leave the racers of the world their own, Their feather, and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all for that which is not bread ; They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1834 - 370 Seiten
...Hope, be thy joy; and probity thy skill ; Thy patron he, whose diadem has dropp'd Yon gems of heaven ; eternity, thy prize : And leave the racers of the...world their own, Their feather, and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all for that which is not bread ; They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 Seiten
...earthly patrons, he tells his soul, Henceforth Thy patron he, whose diadem has dropl Yon gems of Heaven ; eternity thy prize ; And leave the racers of the world their own. The "Fourth Night" was addreosed by "a much-indebted Muse "to the Honourable Mr. Yorke, now Lord Hardwicke,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1839 - 300 Seiten
...thought of death, sole victor of its dread ! Hope be thy joy; and probity thy skill; Thy patron He, whose diadem has dropp'd Yon gems of heav'n ; eternity,...world their own, Their feather and their froth, for endless toils: They part with all for that which is not bread; They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1839 - 430 Seiten
...lords innumerable. Henceforth, he says — " Thy patron He, whose diadem has dropt Yon gems of Heaven ; Eternity thy prize ; And leave the racers of the world their own." But he did not long continue in this state of beatitude ; for, soon after the publication of the Night... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1847 - 400 Seiten
...taste of life, and constant thought of death ! The thought of death, sole victor of its dread ! Then leave the racers of the world their own, Their feather and their froth, for endless toils. How must a spirit late escaped from earth, The truth of things now blazing in its eye,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 Seiten
...skill ; Thy patron He whose diadem has dropp'd 2385 Yon gems of heaven, eternity thy prize ; \nd leaves the racers of the world their own, Their feather and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all, for that which is not bread , They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 Seiten
...skill ; Thy patron He whose diadem has dropp'd 2385 Yon gems of heaven, eternity thy prize ; And leaves the racers of the world their own, Their feather and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all, for that which is not bread , They mortify, they starve, on wealth,... | |
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Thy patron he, whose diadem has dropp'd Yon gems of heaven ; eternity, thy prize : And leave the racers of the world their own, Their feather, and their froth, for endless toils : They part with all for that which is not bread ; They mortify, they starve,... 
