 O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate ; That like an emmet thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,...  Adam and His Times - Side 130av John Marshall Lowrie - 1861 - 291 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 sider
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas! We lived right jollily. I. o MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...sentence of an ancient date; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 sider
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a little time, alai I We lived right jollity. I. MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...sentence of an ancient date; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 sider
...false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas ! We lived right jollily. J. o MORTAL man, who livcst here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate;...sentence of an ancient date; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 sider
...high of Indolence, And its false luxury, Where, for a little time, alas ! We liv'd right jollity. I. O MORTAL Man ! who livest here by toil, Do not complain...sentence of an ancient date : And, certes, there is for it reason great : For tho' sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 sider
...the words of his favourite poet: " O mortal man, that livest here by toil, Cease to repine and grudge thy hard estate; That like an emmet thou must ever...sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; Although sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 sider
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where fora little time, alas! We liv'd right jollily. I. O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; [wail, For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 sider
...height of indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a httle time, alas! We liv'd right jollily. O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes it makes thee' weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 sider
...hight of Indolence, Aad its false luxury; Where for a little time, alas 1 " We liT'd right jollily. r\ Mortal man, who livest here by toil, ^ Do not complain...sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, tho' sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And curse thy star, and early... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sider
...of Indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a little time, alas ! We liv'd right jellily. ...... O ch only centres in the mind ? Why have 1 stray 'd from pleasure and n-\Kwc, To seek a good ernmet thou must ever it-oil, Is a sad sentence of an antient date; And, cerles, there is for it reason... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 sider
...Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas ! We liv'd rightjollily. O MOHTAI. man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this...sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, tho' sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, /• ;1 curse thy star, and... | |
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