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" Thus would I double my life's fading space; For he that runs it well twice runs his race. And in this true delight. These unbought sports, this happy state. I would not fear, nor wish, my fate; But boldly say each night, "To-morrow let my sun his beams... "
The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Page 291
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ...: Consisting of Those which ..., Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1708 - 558 pages
...Pleafure yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine Field. Thus would I double my Life's fading Space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his Race. And in this true Delight, • Theie unbought Sports, and happy State, I would not fear, nor wiih my Fate, But boldly fay each...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time ..., Volume 2

Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...painted o'er With nature's hand, not art, and pleafures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. XI. Thus would I double my life's fading fpace, • For...; And in this true delight, Thefe unbought fports, that happy ftate, J could not fear ; nor wifh my fate ; But boldly fay, each night, To-morrow let my...
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes, Volume 2

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 pages
...ufc, no luxury. My garden painted o'er... With nature's hand, not art's ; and pleafures yield, florace might envy in His Sabin field. Thus would I double...twice runs his race. . : And in this true delight, : ?-. . Thefc unbought fports, this happy ftate, I would not fear, nor wifh, my fate ; , But boldly...
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Select Works, Volume 2

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...o'er With nature's hand, not art's; and pleafures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. 1 1. Thus would I double my life's fading fpace ; For he,...his race. And in this true delight, Thefe unbought fporte, this happy flate, I would not fear, nor wifh, my fate, But boldly fay each night, To-morrow...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 7

English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...garden painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's ; that pleasures yield Horace might envy in his Sabine field. Thus would I double my life's fading fpace;...race. And in this true delight, Thefe unbought fports, and happy ftate, I would not fear, nor wifh, my fate ; But boldly fay, each night, To-morrow let my...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...painted o'er With Nature's hand, not Art's, that pleafore yieU Horace might envy in his Sabine field. XI. Thus would I double my life's fading fpace; For he...well twice runs his race ; And in this true delight, ide unbought fpoits, and happy fiate, 1 would not fear, nor wUh my tit:. Bat boldly fay each night,...
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Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret ...

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...pleafurcs yield Horace might envy in hisSabine field. , Thus would I double my life's fadirg fpaee; For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, Thefe unbought fporfs, and happy ftate, 1 would not fear, nor wifh, my fate ; But boldly fay, each night, To-morrow...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabin field. Thus would I double my life's fading space ; For he, that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, this happy state, I would not fear, nor wish, my fate ; But boldly say each...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...pleasures yield, JJorace might envy iq his Sabine field. 11. ftus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night,...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...pleasures yield, Horace might envy in his Sabine field. 11. Thus would I double my life's fading space, For he that runs it well, twice runs his race. And in this true delight, These unbought sports, that happy state, I would not fear nor wish my fate, But boldly say each night,...
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