 ... he, whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but, as a living death, So, dead alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travail's ease, the still night's fear was he, And...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Seite 90von Henry Headley - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1809 - 914 Seiten
...travel's ease, the still night's seer was hej And of our life in earth the better part, EE 2 Rever lever of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide,...never be ; Without respect esteeming equally King Cracsus' pomp, and Irus' povertj. And next in order sad OLD AGE we found: His beard all hoar, his eyes... | |
 | 1809 - 562 Seiten
...in the Orphan to be -with age grown double. And so Sackville, in Higgins's Tales of Princes, p. 263. And next in order sad old age we found, His beard all hoare, his eyes hollow and blind, With drouping chere still poring on the ground. As on the place where... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 568 Seiten
...the Orphan to be -with age grortm double. And so Sackville, in Higgins's Tales of Princes, p. 263. And next in order sad old age we found, His beard all hoare, his eyes hollow and blind, With drouping chere still poring on the ground. As on the place where... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 434 Seiten
...we see Things oft that tide, and oft that never be ; Without respect esteeming equally King Craesus' pomp, and Irus' poverty. And next in order sad OLD...all hoar, his eyes hollow and blind, With drooping chear still poring on the ground, As on the place where Nature him assign'd To rest, when that the... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 Seiten
...throne Of high renown ; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.) ***** ' And next in order sad Old Age we found, His beard...all hoar, his eyes hollow and blind ; With drooping chere (countenance) still poring on the ground, As on the place where Nature him assign'd To rest,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 Seiten
...into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.) ' And next in order sad Old Age we found, His beard all boar, his eyes hollow and blind ; With drooping chere (countenance) still poring on the ground, As... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 Seiten
...still night's fere was he ; And of our life in earth the better part, 1 Companions. — 'Briars, Reever of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide 1, and oft that never be ; Without respect esteeming equally King Offisus' pomp, and Iras' poverty.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 Seiten
...The trauailes ease, the still nights feere was he. And of our life in earth the better part, Reuer of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide, and oft that neuer bee. Without respect esteeming equally King Croesus pompe, and Irus pouertie. And next in order... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 Seiten
...The trauailes ease, the still nights feere was he. And of our life in earth the better part, * Reuer of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide, and oft that neuer bee. Without respect esteeming equally King Croesus pompe, and Irm pouertie. And next in order... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 Seiten
...tide, and oft that neuer bee. Without respect esteeming equally King Croesus ponipe, and Irus pouertie. And next in order sad Old Age we found, His beard all hoare, his eyes hollow and blind. With drouping cheere still poring on the ground, As on the place... | |
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