 | John Wesley - 1783 - 798 pages
...weaker part; Virtue engages his aftent, But pleafure wins his heart. Tis here the folly of the wife, Through all his art we view ; And while his tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. Bound on a voy'ge of awful length, And dangers little known, A ftranger to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 384 pages
...weaker part, Virtue engages his affent, But pleafure wins his heart. 4"Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we view, And while his tongue the charge denies, His confcience owns it true. 5Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A ftranger to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 378 pages
...paffion rudely fnapsthe ftring, /.':,/ L..~:'i. And it, revives again, i ' • .,:: vi^rrn.vT: :: Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his affent, '.si But pleafure wins his heaft. 'Tis here the folly, of the wlfes. : :,_: ; ;;; , '. Throughall... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...fpring, Vice feems already flain, But pafiion rudely fnaps the firing, And it revives again. 3Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his afient, But pleafure wins his heart. 4 4'Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we view,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 pages
...feems already flain, But paffion rudely fnaps the firing, And it revives again. HUMAN FRAILTY; in. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his affent, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. *Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we view,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pages
...fpring, Vice feems already flain, But paffion rudely fnaps the firing, And it revives again. nr. Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his aflent, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. "Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we view,... | |
 | James Lackington - 1791 - 366 pages
...bring me an account where I might find her ; but I did not fee her until feveral weeks after that. Some foe to his upright intent, Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his anent, BuP pleafure wiris-flie haarE 'Tis here the folly of the wife, Through all his arts we view,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...fpring, Vice feems already flain ; But paflion rudely fnaps the firing, And it revives again. Ill, Some foe to his upright intent Finds out his weaker part-; Virtue engages his afient, But pleafure wins his heart. IV. 'Tis here the folly of the wife Through all his art we. view... | |
 | James Lackington - 1794 - 346 pages
...me an account where I might find her ; but I did not fee her until &• veral weeks after that. Some foe to his upright intent, Finds out his weaker part, Virtue engages his aifenr. But pleafure wins the heart. Tis here the folly of the wife, Through all his arts we view,... | |
 | James Lackington - 1795 - 562 pages
...me an account where I might find her ; but I did not fee Jier until feveral weeks after that. " Some foe to his upright intent, " Finds out his weaker part, !' Virtue engages his affent, " But pleafure wins the heart. •' 'Tis here the folly of the wife, " Through all his arts... | |
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Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. But oars alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant coast ; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. 
