 But God has, wisely, hid from human sight The dark decrees of future fate, And sown their seeds in depth of night ; He laughs at all the giddy turns of state, When mortals search too soon, and fear too late.  Works: In English Verse - Page 104by Horace - 1767Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...to know : But God has, wifely, hid ftom human Sight The dark Decrees of future Fare ; And fown theit Seeds in depth of Night ; He laughs at all the giddy turns of Srares When Morrals fearch too foon, and fear too lare. VII. Enjoy the prefent fmiling Hours And put... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...Night , He laughs ai all the giddy turns of Stare; When Mortals fearch too foon, and fear too lare, VII. Enjoy the prefent fmiling Hour ; And put it out of Fortune's Pow'r : The ride of bufinefs, like the tunning Stream, Is fomerimes high, and fomerimes low, A quiet... | |
 | Horace - 1717 - 392 pages
...inquifitive to know : But God has wifely hid from humane Sight The dark Decrees of future Fate ; And fown their Seeds in Depth of Night) He laughs at all the giddy Turns of State, When Mortale fearch too foon, and fear too late VII. Enjoy the prefent Smiling Hour ; And put it out of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...inquifitive to know .4 . But God has, wifely, hid from human Sight The dark Decrees of future Fate, And fown their Seeds in depth of Night ; He laughs at all the...Mortals fearch too foon, and fear too late VII Enjoy the prefcnt fmiling Hour ; And put it oat of Fortune's Pow'r : The tide of Bufinefs, like the running Stream^... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 pages
...trepidet But God has wifely hid from human fight The dark decrees of fusure fate, And fown their feeds in depth of night ; He laughs at all the giddy turns of Hate, When mortals fearcH too foon , and fear too late, DRYMN. TH ERE is nothing recommended with greater... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...COWLEY. 59 But God hai wifely hid from human fight The dark decrees of future fate, And fown their feeds in depth of night ; He laughs at all the giddy turns of ftate, When mortals fearch too foon, and fear too late. DRY or N.JO Whene'er thy countenance divini... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pages
...know : But God has, wifely, hid from human fight The dark decrees of future fate, And fown their feeds in depth of night ; He laughs at all the giddy turns of flate ; When mortals fearch too foon, and fear too late. VII. Enjoy the prefent fmiling hour ; And... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...know : But God has, wifely, hid from human fight The dark decrees of future fate, And fown their feeds in depth of night ., . He laughs at all the giddy turns of flate y When mortals fearch too foon, and fear too late. - VII. Enjoy the prefent fmiling hour ; And... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...But Eat God has, wifely, hid from human fight The dark decrees of future fate, And fawn their feeds in depth of night; He laughs at all the giddy turns of ftate ; When mortals fearch too fooir, and fear too late, VII. Enjoy the prefent fmiling hour ; And... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 pages
...quiver-bearing foe, Art anxiously inquisitive to know ; But God has, wisely, hid from human sight, 43 And sown their seeds in depth of night ; He laughs at all the giddy turns of state, When mortals search too soon, and fear too late. VIU Enjoy the present smiling hour, 50 And put it out of Fortune's... | |
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