 Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 214von Samuel Johnson - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Collection - 1755 - 378 Seiten
...cripled hands, His bonds of debt, and mortgages of lands ; Or view? his coffers with fufpicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But...age exempt from fcorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceivM decay, And glidesjin modeft Innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 Seiten
...cripled hands^ His bonds of debt, and mortgages of lands ; Or views his coffers with fufpicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But...prime Blefs with an age exempt from fcorn or crime j An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay j And glides in modefl innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day... | |
 | Collection - 1758 - 394 Seiten
...:debt, and mortgages 9f lands ; Or views, his. cpffers .with, fufpicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, arid counts it till he dies. But grant, the, virtues of. a temp'rate prjme Blefs with an age exe;npt from fporn or crjme } An age, that melts in unperceiy'd,,d.ecay, And... | |
 | Tibullus - 1759 - 276 Seiten
...crippled Hands,. His Bonds of Debt, and Mortgages of Lands ; Or views his Coffers with fufpicioua Eyes, -Unlocks his Gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant the Virtues of a temperate Prime, Blefs with an Age exempt from Scorn or Crime j An Age that melts in onperceiv'd Decay,... | |
 | Tibullus - 1759 - 276 Seiten
...crippled Hands, His Bonds of Debt, and Mortgages of Lands ; Or views his Coffers with fufpicious Eyes, Unlocks his Gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant the Virtues of a temperate Prime, Blefs with an Age exempt from Scorn or Crime 5 An Age that melts in unperceiv'd Decay,... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 Seiten
...crippled hands, Kis bonds of debt, and mortgages of lands ; Or views his coffers with fufpicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it 'till he dies. But...age exempt from fcorn or crime; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modeft innocence away ; Whole peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
 | 1765 - 414 Seiten
...crippled hands, His bonds of debt, and mortgages of lands ; Or views his coffers with fufpicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it 'till he dies. But...age exempt from fcorn or crime; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modeft innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1770 - 402 Seiten
...eyes, Unlocks his gold* and counts it 'till he dies. But grantj the virtues of a temp'rate prime Kiefs with an age exempt from fcorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modeft innocence away ; ._ Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 Seiten
...crippled Hands, His Bonds of Debts, and Mortgages of Lands ; Or views his Coffers with fufpicious Eyes, Unlocks his Gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the Virtues of a temp' rate Prime, Blefs with an Age exempt from Scorn or Crime ; An Age that melts in unpercciv'd Decay,... | |
 | 1781 - 512 Seiten
...lands ; Or views his coffers with fufpicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it — till he diet. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Blefs...age exempt from fcorn or crime ; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modeft innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears,... | |
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