 See how the World its Veterans rewards! A Youth of Frolics, an old Age of Cards; Fair to no purpose, artful to no end, Young without Lovers, old without a Friend; A Fop their Passion, but their Prize a Sot; Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot!  The Works of Alexander Pope: Poetry - Side 110av Alexander Pope - 1881Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Alexander Pope - 1729 - 262 sider
...the world its pretty flaves rew*rds ! A youth of frolicks, an old age of cards : Fair to no purpofe ; artful to no end ; Young without lovers ; old without a friend ; A fop their paffion, but their prize a fot; Alive, ridiculous; and dead, forgot. " Thefe gentlemen are undoubtedly... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 sider
...the World its pretty Slaves rewards, A Youth of Frolicks, an Old Age of Cards; Fair to no Purpofe, artful to no End ; Young without Lovers, old without a Friend ; A Fop their Paffion, but their Prize a Sot; Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot ! LET Joy, or Eafe, let Affluence,... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 sider
...equally excellent, are found thefe Lines : A Youth of Frolieks, an old Age of Cares ; Fair to no Purpofe, artful to no End, Young without Lovers, old without a Friend ; A Fop their Pailion, but their Prize a Sot, Alive ridiculous, and dead forgot. There is no Reader fo little able... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 274 sider
...no purpofe, artful to no end, 245 Young without Lovers, old without a Friend ; A Fop their Paflion, but their Prize a Sot, Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot ! Ah ! Friend ! to dazzle let the Vain defign ; 249 To raife the Thought, and touch the Heart be thine ! That Charm mail grow, while what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 sider
...no purpofe, artful to no end, 245 Young without Lovers, old without a Friend ; A Fop their Paffion, but their Prize a Sot, Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot ! Ah ! Friend ! to dazzle let the Vain defign ; 249 To raife the Thought, and touch the Heart be thine ! That Charm fhall grow, while what... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 sider
...the world its pretty Haves rewards, A youth of frolicks, an old-age of cards ; Fair to no purpofe, artful to no end ; Young without lovers, old without a friend; A fop their pafiion, but their prize a fot ; Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot ! Let joy, oreafe, let affluence,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 sider
...the world its pretty flaves rewards, A youth of frolicks, an old-age of cards ; Fair to no purpofe, artful to no end ; Young without lovers, old without a friend ; A fop their pafiion, but their prize a fot ; Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot ! Let joy, oreafe, let affluence,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 sider
...vgard aud lon£ utfcctiou for the tuiy to whom it is i2S To MRS MARTHA BLOU.NT, Fair to no purpofe, artful to no end ; Young without lovers, old without a friend ; A fop their paffion, but their pri2e a fot ; Alive, ridiculous; and dead, forgot ! LET joy, or eafe, let affluence,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 sider
...the world its pretty (laves rewards, A youth of frolicks, an old-age of cards ; Fair to no purpofe, artful to no end ; Young without lovers, old without a friend ; A fop their paflion, but their prize a fot ; Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot ! Let joy, or eafe, let affluence,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 sider
...the World its1 Veterans rewards ! " A Youth of Frolics, an old Age of Cards ; " Fair to no purpofe, artful to no end, " Young without Lovers, old without a Friend; " A Fop their Paffion, hut their Prize a Sot, " Alive, ridiculous, and dead, forgot !" Alas ! there is not a public... | |
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