CONDEMN'D to hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blasts, or slow decline, Our social comforts drop away. Well tried through many a varying year, See LEVET to the grave descend; Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 85by Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 687 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...a sky, And I but flatter less. ON THE DEATH OF MR. ROBERT LEVETT, A PRACTISER IN PHYSIC. CONDEMN'D to hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to...slow decline, Our social comforts drop away. Well try'd through many a varying year, See Levett to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...good a sky, And I but flatter less. ON THE DEATH OF MR ROBERT LEVET, A Practiser in Physick. CONDEMN'D to hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to...slow decline, Our social comforts drop away. Well try'd through many a varying year, See Levet to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 562 pages
...toil from day to day, " By sudden blast or slow decline " Our social comforts drop away. " Well try'd through many a varying year, " See LEVET to the grave...wise, and coarsely kind, " Nor, letter'd arrogance, 3 deny " Thy praise to merit unrefin'd. " When fainting Nature call'd for aid, '' And hov'ring Death... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...decline » " Our social comforts drop away. " Well try'd through many a varying year, " See LEVETT to the grave descend ; " Officious, innocent, sincere,...Obscurely wise, and coarsely kind, " Nor, letter'd arrogance,3 deny " Thy praise to merit unrefin'd. " When fainting Nature call'd for aid, " And hov'ring... | |
| Robert Southey - 1807 - 502 pages
...delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blast, or slow decline, Our social comforts'drop away. Well tried through many a varying year, See...innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Tet still he fills affections' eye, Obscurely wise, and .coarsely kind, When fainting nature call'd... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...OF DR. ROBERT LEVET. fiONDEMN'D to Hope's delusive mine, ^ As on we toil from day to day, By sndden blasts or slow decline, Our social comforts drop away....to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Vt i still he fills affection's eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor, letler'd arrogance, deny... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...a sk» And I but flatter less. ON THE DEATH OF MR. ROBERT LEVET, JL PRACTISER IN PHYSIO. CONDEMN'D to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to...slow decline, Our social comforts drop away. Well try'd through many a varying year, See Levet to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 pages
...And wide their ensigns fluttering in the gale. ON THE DEATH OF ROBERT LEVETT. — JOHNSON. CONDEMNED to hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to...away. Well tried through many a varying year, See Levett to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Yet... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...a sky, And" I but flatter less. OV WE DEJTH OF MR. ROBERT LEVET, A PRACT1SER IN PHYSIC. CONDEMN'!) to hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to...slow decline, Our social comforts drop away. Well try'd through many a varying year, See Levet to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...good a sky, And I but flatter less. ON THE DEATH OF MR. ROBERT LEPET, A PRACH3ER IN PHYSIC. CoNDBMN'n to hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to...sudden blasts, or slow decline, Our social comforts diop away. Well try'd through many a varying year, See Level to the grave descend, Officious, innocent,... | |
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