 War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the...  Fables Antient and Modern: Translated Into Verse from Homer, Ovid, Boccace ... - Page 371by John Dryden - 1713 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...kindred Sound to move, For Pity melts the Soul to Love. Softly fweet, in Lydtan Meafures, Soon he fooch'd his Soul to Pleafures : War, he fung, is Toil and...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,... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...Pleafures.. War, he fun g, is toil and trouble •, Honour but an empty Bubble. Never ending, ftill beginning^ Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If...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 - 528 pages
...foul to pleafures. War, he lung, is toil and trouble ; Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftil'l deftroying :...befides thee, Take the goo.d the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mufic won the caufe. The prinee,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...foul to pleafures. War, he fung, is toil and trouble j Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying :...fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thec. The many rend the fides .with loud applaufe ; <6o Love was crown'd, but Mufic won the caufe.... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 386 pages
...foul to pleafures. War, he fung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying :...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,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...to pleafnres. War, he fung, is toil and trouble; Honour but an empty bubble; . Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying :...befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mufic won the caufeThe prince,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...to pleafures. War, he fung, his toil and trouble ; Honour, but an empty bubble : Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying :...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... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
..." Thais led the way, [destroy: Never ending, still beginning. Fighting still, and still destroying: If the -world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thais sits beside thee ; Take the good the Gods provide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 344 pages
...• . . i AIR with flutes. War is toil and trouble," Honour is an airy bubble, Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If...Think, O think it, worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befide thee, Take the good the gods piovide thee. VI. RECITATIVE. The prince, unable to conceal his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...foul to pleafures. War, he fung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ; Never ending, Hill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying: If...winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais f:ts befide thee, The many rend the flues with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mufic won the... | |
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