 An idle summer life in fortune's shine, A season's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind, and strikes them from the book of life.  The Temple of Virtue: A Dream - Page 18de David Fordyce, James Fordyce - 1775 - 110 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...Winter fweeps them from the face of day. Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs 34^ An idle fummer-life in fortune's mine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and ftrikes them from die book of life. Now... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 pages
...the face of day. 345 .Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer-life in fortune's fbine, A feafon's glitter! Thus they flutter on .. , From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 3 5o Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...the face of day. 345 Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's Ihine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; •1•.;' Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...the face of day. 345 Ev'n fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's fhine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; fill, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and (hikes them from the book of life*Now fwarms... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...Winter fweeps them from the face of day. 34; Ev'n fo luxurious men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's mine, A feafon's glitter! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 35* Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 pages
...the face of day. 345 Ev'n fo luxurious men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's flvine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 35* Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 274 pages
...face of day. 345 Ev'n fo luxurious men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's fhine, -V feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now... | |
 | 1787 - 430 pages
...ways Upward and downward, thwarting, and convolv'd, The quivering nations fport, till temper! wing'd Fierce winter fweeps them from the face of day. Even...they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; 'Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind, and ftiiku them from the book of life. CAN it... | |
 | 1787 - 668 pages
...face of day. Ev'n fo luxurious men, unheeding, pafs An idle Summer-life in Fortune's Jhine, A feafon'j glitter ! thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ! Till blcivn away by Death, Oblivion comes Behind, and flrikes them from the book of life." Summer.'... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...from the face of day. Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's fhine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes s Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. v' Now... | |
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