| James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...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 fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead:... | |
| James Thomson - 1763 - 458 pages
...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,...vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 3 5o Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead-;... | |
| James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...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 - 1769 - 218 pages
...of day. Even fo luxurious Men , unheeding , pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's shine , A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy , from...vanity to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind , and ftrickes them from the book of life. Now fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead... | |
| James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...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... | |
| David Fordyce, James Fordyce - 1775 - 136 pages
...day. Even fo luxurious men, unheeding pafs An idle fummer's life in fortune's mine, :: .''. A feafon's glitter! Thus they flutter on : From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; . , 3 i<l Till blown away by death, oblivion comes -. , ;»j Behind, and ilrikes them from the book... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 pages
...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 fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead... | |
| 1787 - 430 pages
...of day. Even fo luxurious men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer's 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 Behind, and ftiiku them from the book of life. CAN it be the part of a rational creature to make... | |
| John Bell - 1787 - 510 pages
...unheeding, pafs An idle fnmmer-life in Fortune's fhine; A feafon's glitter! Thus they flutter on Hij 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 fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead... | |
| 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.' On the... | |
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