 | 1805 - 948 pages
...because it has the misfortune to be rare or beautiful : nor shall I ever forget die couplet of Ferdausi, for' which Sadi, who cites it with applause, pours...hoarded grain; ' He lives with pleasure, and he dies witk pain.' " This may be only л confession of weakness, and it certainly is not meant as a boast... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1806 - 618 pages
...because it has the misfortune to be rare or beautiful : nor shall I ever forget the couplet of Ferdausi, for which Sadi, who cites it with applause, pours...grain; He lives with pleasure, and he dies with pain. i 356 This may be only a confession of weakness, and it certainly is not meant as a boast of peculiar... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
...couplet of Ferdaufi, fer which Sadi, who cites it with applaufe, pours bleffings on his departed fpirit : Ah ! spare yon emmet, rich in hoarded grain ; He lives...pleasure, and he dies with pain. This may be only a confeffion of weaknefs, and it certainly is not meant as a boaft of peculiar fenfibility ; but whatever... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 554 pages
...couplet of Ferdaufi, fer which Sadi, who cites it with applaufe, pours bleffings on his departed ipirit : Ah ! spare yon emmet, rich in hoarded grain ; He lives...pleasure, and he dies with pain. This may be only a confefllon of weaknefs, and it certainly is not meant as a boaft of peculiar fenfibility ; but whatever... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 480 pages
...applaufe, pours bleffings on his departed fpirit : Ah ! spare yon emmet, rich in hoarded grain : lie lives with pleasure, and he dies with pain. This may be only a confeffion of weaknefs, and it certainly is not meant as a boaft of peculiar fenfibility ; but, whatever... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1811 - 222 pages
...given me two very pretty lines to learn about it, which J will copy for you : " O spare yon ernmet, rich in hoarded grain ! ' He lives with pleasure, and he dies with pain." I shall be very glad indeed of the work-basket, for which I thank you; and 1 was very much pleased... | |
 | Charles Fothergill - 1813 - 288 pages
...examination, few studies would afford us more solid instruction, or more exquisite delight : but 1 never could learn by what right, nor conceive with...: He lives with pleasure, and he dies with pain." I This maybe only a confession of weakness, and it certainly is not meant as a boast of peculiar sensibility... | |
 | 1814 - 984 pages
...because it has. the misfortune to be rare or beautiful. How shall I ever forget the couplet pf 1'eidausi; for which Sadi, who cites it with applause, pours blessings on his departed fpirit: , " Ah! spare yon emmet rich in hoarded grain; " lie lives with pleasure, and he dies with... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...swimming around them on the surface of the water. See St. PIERRE'S Studies of Nature, vol. ii. p. 414. Ah ! spare yon emmet, rich in hoarded grain: He lives with pleasure, and he dies with pain. Works of Sir W. JONES, vol. i. p. 153. 3823. [ 32.] To shew a sacred reverence and veneration, the... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1818 - 292 pages
...and his mother thanked the farmer for what he had shown them ; and they had a pleasant walk home. " Ah! spare yon emmet, rich in hoarded grain; " He lives with pleasure, and lie dies with pain*." FRANK was always careful not to hurt insects, nor any sort of animals — He... | |
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Naturalist can occasion the misery of an innocent bird, and leave its young, perhaps, to perish in a cold nest, because it has gay plumage, and has never been accurately delineated ; or deprive even a butterfly of its natural enjoyments, because it has... 
