That keep me from myself, and still delay Life's instant business to a future day ; That task which, as we follow or despise, The eldest is a fool, the youngest wise ; Which done, the poorest can no wants endure ; And... Tales and novels - Page 93by Maria [collections] Edgeworth - 1857Full view - About this book
| 560 pages
...témpora. Long u to him who works for debt the day : Long as the night to her whose love's away : Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one : So slow th' unprofitable moment« roll That lock up all the pleasures of my soul. In such a frame... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...relabor, 1 Long as to hirn who works for debt the day, 35 Long as the night to her whose love's away, Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one; So slow * Hi' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; 40 That keep me... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...IMITATED. Long as to him, who works for debt, the day ; Long as the night to her, whose love's away ; Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one : t So slow th' unprofitable moments roll That lock up all the functions of my soul ; That keep me... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...'IMITATED. Long as to him, who works for debt, the day ; Long as the night to her, whose love's away ; Long as the year's dull circle seems to run. When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one1: So slow th' unprofitable moments roll That lock up all the functions of my soul ; That... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...tide. Long as to him who works for debt the day, 35 Long as the night to her whose love's away, Long as the year's dull circle seems to run When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one ; So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my sou! ; 40 That keep me... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...tide, Long as to him who works for debt the day, 35 Long as the night to her whose love's away, Long as the year's dull circle seems to run When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one ; So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul ; 40 That keep me... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...the tide. Long as to him who works for debt the day, Long as the night to her whose love's away, Long as the year's dull circle seems to run When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one; So slow the' unprofitable moments roll Ibat lock up all the functions of my soul, Diat keep me from... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...Long as to him who works for deht, the day,— 35 Long as the night to her whose love's away, Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one; So slow th' unprofitable moments roll, That lock up all the functions of my soul; 40 That keep me from... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...the tide. Long as to him who works for debt the day, Long as the night to her whose love's away, Long as the year's dull circle seems to run When the brisk minor pants for twenty-one} So slow the' unprofitable moments roll That lock op all the functions of my soul, That keep me from... | |
| George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...Long is to him, who works for debt, the day, " Long as the night to her, whose love's away, " Long as the year's dull circle seems to run, " When the brisk minor pants for twenty -one : " So slow th" unprofitable moments roll " That lock up all the functions of my soul :... | |
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