| John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...Venus comes not ev'ry day." CHRO. The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight ; Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night : But since the Queen...left the ground, I faint, I lag, And feebly drag The pond'rous orb around. MOM. All, all of a piece throughout ; fainting to D\ana.~\ Thy chace had a beast... | |
| 1793 - 806 pages
...Joy rul'd die day, and icvc the right. But iintc the quota of pleafurc leit the ground, Ifaiot.nag, And feebly drag The ponderous orb around. MOMUS. All, all of a piece throughout; Point- ••) >nK '" ff '')' t'»a.ce had a beail in view ; ' Diana. ) [T<> Mars.] Thy war» brought... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...1 fcarceiy felt the weight ; Jny rul'd the day, and love the night. But fince the queen of pleafurc left the ground, I faint, I lag, And feebly drag The ponderous orb around. Mono!. All, jll of a piece throughout; Point- ~\ ing to '• Thy chace had a beaft in view; Diana.... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...Venus comes not ev'ry day," c HR o. The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight ; Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night : But since the Queen...left the ground, I faint, I lag, And feebly drag The pond'rous orb around. MOM. All, all of a piece throughout ; Pointing to Diana.^ Thy chace had a beast... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 pages
...take me, while you may, Venus comes not every day. Cho. of all. Take her, take her, §c. Chronos. The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight; Joy ruled the day, and Love the night. But, s'mce the queen of pleasure left the ground,* I faint, I lag, And feebly drag The ponderous orb around.... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 486 pages
...untrue. [To VENUS. Janus. Tis well an old age is out, Chronos. And time to begin a new. Cho. of all. All, all of a piece throughout ; Thy chace had a beast in vieiv : — Thy wars brought nothing about ; — Thy lovers were all untrue. — 'Tis well an old age... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 616 pages
...night. But, fince the queen of pleafure left the ground, I faint, I lag, And feebly drag BS The pondrous orb around. MOMUS. All, all of a piece throughout : Thy chace had a beaft in view ; [Pointing to Diana. Thy wars brought nothing about ; [To Mars. Thy lovers were all... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 612 pages
...night. But, fmce the queen of pleafure left the ground, I faint, I lag, And feebly drag 85 The pondrous orb around. MOMUS. All, all of a piece throughout: Thy chace had a beaft in view ; [Pointing to Diana. Thy wars brought nothing about ; [To Mars. Thy lovers were all... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 pages
...Take her, take her, &c. CHRONOS. The world was then so light, I scarcely felt the weight; Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night. But, since the queen of pleasure left tbe I faint, I lag, [ground, And feebly drag The pondrous orb around. AH, all of a piece throughout... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 482 pages
...untrue. [To VENUS. Janus. 'Tis well an old age is out, Chronoa. And time to begin anew. Cho. of all. All, all of a piece throughout ; Thy chace had a beast in view : — Thy wars brought nothing about ; — Thy lovers were all untrue.— 'Tis well an old age is out,... | |
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