 | Tibullus - 1759 - 468 pages
...ELEGIA In Life's laft Scene what Prodigies furprize, Fears of the Brave, and Follies of the Wife ; From Marlborough's Eyes the Streams of Dotage flow, And Swift expires a Driv'ler and a Show. Its great Beauty will, it is prefumed, excufe the Length of this Quotation. »6. Or lave, &c.] Swimming... | |
 | Tibullus - 1759 - 276 pages
...laft Scene what Prodigies furprize, Fears of the Brave, and Follies of the Wife ; From Marlboroujh's Eyes the Streams of Dotage flow, And Swift expires a Driv'ler and a Show. Its great Beauty will, it is prefumed, excufe the Length of this Quotation. 26. Or lave, &c.] Swimming... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...kft Scene what Prodigies furprife, Fears of the Brave, and Follies of the Wife ? From Marlb'rcugh's Eyes the Streams of Dotage flow, And Swift expires a Driv'ler and a Show. The (n) teeming Mother, anxious for her Race, Begs for each Birth the Fortune of a Face : Yet Vane... | |
 | 1789 - 228 pages
...gulphs of Fate. Prom Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. The teeming... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 pages
...Fate. ^_ 3/0 From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his endj In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise i From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires adriv'ler and a show. The teeming... | |
 | 1812 - 954 pages
...when overtaken by old age, as well as to their coevals in the world at large, may be applied — " In life's last scene, what prodigies surprise! Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise!* They also, while they shew the greatness, shew also the littleness, of our degraded nature. Positivehardness,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...gulf* of fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ? From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of flotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ller and a show. The teeming... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...gulfs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon cantion'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears...eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller and a show. The teeming mother, anxious lor her race, Begs for each birth the fortune of... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...gulphs of Fate. From Lydia's monarch should the search descend. By Sofon caution'd to regard his end, lirst contracted, that if ever found By clay or night upon th* Athenian ground. His head should Marlu'roup'h's eyes the streams of dotage And Swift expires a dnv'lcr and a show, [flow , The J teeming... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...fate. VOL. i. U From Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end, In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ! From Marlb'rough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driv'ler and a show. * The teeming... | |
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Lydia's monarch should the search descend, By Solon caution'd to regard his end ; In life's last scene what prodigies surprise, Fears of the brave, and follies of the wise ! From Marlborough's eyes the streams of dotage flow, And Swift expires a driveller... 
