 | John Gay - 1728 - 218 sider
...fpoke the Neflor of the plain. When I had health and ftrength, like you* The toils of fervitude I knew; Now grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all thefe wide domains» At will I crop the year's encreafe, My latter life is reft and peace. I grant to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 sider
...the Neftor of the plain : AVhen 1 had health and ftrength, like you, The toils of fervitude I knew; Now grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all...will I crop the year's increafe, My latter life is cafe and peace. I grant to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains ; But doth not... | |
 | John Gay - 1737 - 418 sider
...like you, The toils of fervitude I knew ; Now grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all thcfe wide domains ; At will I crop the year's increafe,...peace. I grant to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains : But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours of the year ? How many... | |
 | John Gay - 1746 - 212 sider
...the Nfjlor of the plain. When I had health and flrength, like you, The toils of fervitude I knew ; Now grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all...peace. I grant to man we lend our pains, And aid him to corredt the plains: But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours of the year ? How many... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 sider
...health and ftrength, like you, The toils of fervitude I knew ; Now grateful man rewards my pains, 4? And gives me all thefe wide domains. At will I crop...lend our pains, And aid him to correft the plains ; 50 But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours of the year ? How many thoufand ftruftures... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 sider
...fpoke the Ncftor of the plain : When I had health and ftrength, like The toils of fervitude I knew ; Now grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all thefe wide domains. At will I crop the year's incrcalc ; My latter life is reit and peace« I grant, to man we lend our pams, And aid him to corrcft... | |
 | 1794 - 918 sider
...the Mcflur of the plain. " When I had health and ftrcngth.likc yon, The toil» of fcrvitudc I knew ; Now grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all thefe wide domains. At will I crop the year's increafc; My latter life is reft and peace. I grant, to man we lend our paint, And aid him to correa... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 sider
...Now gratrful man rewr.rd' my pains, And gives me all thcfe wide domain:. At will I crop the yeai's increafe ; My latter life is reft and peace. I grant, to man we lend our pain», And aid him to correa the plains; But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 sider
...grateful man rewards my pains, And gives me all thcfe wide domains. At will I crop the year's ir.creafc; My latter life is reft and peace. I grant, to man we lend our pains, And aid him to corrcft the plains: But doth not he divide ihe care, Through all the labours of the year ? How many... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 sider
...pains, And gives me all these wide domains ; At will I crop the year's increase, My latter life is rest and peace. I grant to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains ; But doth not he divide the care Through all the labours of the year ? How many... | |
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My latter life is rest and peace. I grant, to man we lend our pains, And aid him to correct the plains. But doth not he divide the care, Through all the labours of the year? How many thousand structures rise, To fence us from inclement skies! 
