 Fortune, that with malicious joy Does Man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless; Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife And makes a lottery...  Works: In English Verse - Strana 105podľa Horace - 1767Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - Počet stránok 620
...Proud of her Office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to bidsStill various, and inconftant Hill, But witTi an Inclination to be ill ; Promotes, degrades, delights...And makes a Lottery of Life. I can enjoy her while flic's kind ; But when fhe dances in the Wind, And fhakes her Wings, and will not flay, I puff the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 488
...opprefs, Proud of her office to deflroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs : Still various and unconflant ftill, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in flrife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while flic's kind ; But when me dances in the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 528
...opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs : Still various and unconflant ftill, • But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in flrife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while fhe's kind; But when me dances in the wind,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - Počet stránok 388
...opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs : Still various and unconftant ftill, But with an inclination to be ill« Promotes, degrades, delights in flrife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while fhc's kind ; Bat when (he dances in the... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - Počet stránok 438
...Proud of her office to destroy, 75 Is seldom pleas'd to bless; Still various, and inconstant still. But with an inclination to be ill. Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery of life. 80 I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes the wings, and will... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Počet stránok 366
...opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs : ; Still various and unconftant ftill, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in ftrife, And makes a lottery of life. I can en}oy her while (he 's kind ; Hut when (he dances in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - Počet stránok 658
...opprefs, Proud of lier office to deftroy) Is feldom pleat'd to blefs : Still various and unconftant ftill, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in firife, And makes a lottery of life. I i.iti enjoy her while (he's kind ; Bur when (he dances in the... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - Počet stránok 346
...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless ; Still various, and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades,...And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes the wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - Počet stránok 496
...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless : Still various, and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades,...And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes the wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Počet stránok 490
...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless : Still various, and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades,...And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes the wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute... | |
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