 Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still,...  The American Orator: Comprising a Collection, Principally from American ... - Side 316av Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 324 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 sider
...Honour but an empty Bubble ; Never ending, (till beginning ; Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying: If the World be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thau fits befide thee ; Take the Good the Gods provide thee: The Many rend the Skies with loud Applaufe,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 sider
...; Honour but an empty Bubble. Never' ending, {till beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If the World be worth thy Winning, Think, O think, it worth Enjoying. Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the Good the Gods provide thee. 1 The Many rend the Skies, with loud Applaufe;... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 sider
...•, Honour but an empty Bubble. Never ending, ftill beginning^ Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If the World be worth thy Winning,. Think, O think, it worth Enjoying. Lovely 73W.rfits befides theei Take the Good the'Gods provide thee. The many rend the Skies, with loud Applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 sider
...j Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thec. The many rend the fides .with loud applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 sider
...Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftil'l deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the goo.d the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 sider
...Honour but an empty bubble; . Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 sider
...Honour, but an empty bubble : Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thai's fits befide thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the flues with loud applaufe... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 sider
...deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thais fits befide thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fides with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mafic won the caufe. The prince, unable to conceal... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 sider
...: If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the flues with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mufic won the caufe. The prince, unable to conceal... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 sider
...the King seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to " Thais led the way, [destroy: Never ending, still beginning. Fighting still, and still destroying: If the -world...the skies with loud applause : So love was crown'd, hut music won the cause. The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd his care,... | |
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