See here thy pictured life ; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Poems, by Somerville, Pattison, Savage, Broome, and Swift - Side 77av William Somervile - 1811Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| James Thomson - 1726 - 64 sider
...WINTER. Tis done ! -Dread WIN T£ Rhas fubdu'd the Ycar^ And reigns, tremendous, o'er the defart Plains! How dead the Vegetable Kingdom lies ! How dumb the Tuneful ! Horror wide extends His folitary Empire — Now, fond Man! Behold thy pi&ur'd Life : Pafs fome few Years, Thy flowering Springy... | |
| James Thomson - 1730 - 260 sider
...fate. Tis done! — dread Winter has fubdu'd the year, And reigns tremendous o'er the deiart plains. How dead the vegetable kingdom lies! How dumb the tuneful! Horror wide extends • 74His folitary empire. Here, fond man! Behold thy pictur'd-life; pafs Jbme few years, Thy flowering... | |
| James Thomson, Barthold Heinrich Brockes - 1745 - 586 sider
...Fate. 'Tis done! — dread WINTER has fubdu'd the Year, And reigns tremendous o'er the défait Plains. How dead the Vegetable Kingdom lies ! How dumb the tuneful! Horror wide extends His folitary Empire. Here, fond Man! Behold thy piftur'd Life; país fome few Years, Thy flowering SPRING,... | |
| Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 418 sider
...fentiments, and the pathetic force of the expreffion. 'Tis done ! — Dread winter fpreads her lateft [glooms,. And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd...lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! horror wide extends Her defolate domain. Eehold, fond man ! See here thy pi&ur'd life ; pafs fome few years, Thy flow'ring... | |
| Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 sider
...'Tia done ! — Dread winter fpreads her lateft [glooms. And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer' d year. How dead the vegetable kingdom lies .' How dumb the tuneful ! horror wide extends Her defolate domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy piftur'd life ; pafs fome few years, Thy flow'ring... | |
| James Thomson - 1757 - 244 sider
...'Tis done !-dread WINTER fpreads his lateftgloomt, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquerM year. 1 025 How dead the vegetable kingdom lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! horror wide extends His defolate domain. Behold, fond Man ! See here thy piftur'd life, pafs fome few years, Thy flowering... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 sider
...perfpicuous and forcible to require or admit of any remark. 'Tis done! dread WINTER fpreads his lateft gloom, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year. How...lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! Horror wide extends His defolate domain. Behold, fond man ! 'See here thy piftur'd life ; pafs fome few years, Thy flowering... | |
| John Newbery - 1762 - 292 sider
...perfpicuous and forcible to require or admit of any remark. "Tis done! dread WINTER fpreads his lateft gloom, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year. How...lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! Horror wide extends His defolate domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy piflur'd life ; pafs fome few years, Thy flowering... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 304 sider
...'Tis done! dread Winter fpreads his lateft glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year. 1025 How dead the vegetable kingdom lies ! How dumb the tuneful! Horror wide extends His defolato domain. Behold, fond man ! See here thy piftur'd life; pafs fome few years, Thy flowering... | |
| William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sider
...THOMsON. CHAP. XXII. REFLECTIONS ON A FUTURE STATE. ,r"T~* IS done ! — dread WINTER fpreads his lateft glooms, And reigns tremendous o'er the conquer'd year....lies ! How dumb the tuneful ! horror wide extends His dcfolate domain. Behold, fond Man ! See here thy piftur'd life, pafs fome few years : Thy flowering... | |
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