Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue! How void of reason are our ho,pes and fears! What in the conduct of our life appears -So well design'd, so luckily begun, But, when we have our wish, The British Essayists - Strana 269úprava: - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Charles Gildon - 1718 - Počet stránok 490
...too great a Slave, None are fo bufy as the Fool and Knave. Dryd. Mid. ^ WISHES. ('How. Ind. Sateen. Look round the habitable World, how few % Know their own Good, or knowing it, perfue ! How. void of Reafon are our Fiopes and Fears [ What in the Conduit of OUT Life appears So... | |
| Henry Baker - 1737 - Počet stránok 572
...in Hcemus* Vallies cool Who places me, and covers me with made Of thickcft Trees, embow'ring ? Trap. Look round the habitable World, how few Know their own Good : or knowing it, purfue. How void of Reafon are our Hopes and Fears! What, in the Conduft of our Life, appears So well... | |
| 1747 - Počet stránok 584
...future Pain. GIVE me leave to fortify my unlearned Reader with another Bit of Wifdom from Juvenal by Dry den. Look round the habitable World, how few Know their own Good, or knowing it, purfue? How void of Reafon are our Hopes and Fears ! What in the Condufi of our Life appears But, when... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - Počet stránok 476
...thefe, it is not much matter what •we want befdes; for we have already enough to make us happy. X 2 LOOK round the habitable world, how few Know their own good; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears! What in the conduct of our life appears So well... | |
| Edward Bysshe - 1762 - Počet stránok 358
...at once The Hand of Chance o'erturns, and loofely fcatters. Kowe WISHES. See Content. (Amb. Stefm. Look round the habitable World, how few Know their own Good, or, knowing it, purfue ! How void of Reafon are our Hopes and Fears ! What in the Conduft of our Life appears So well... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1766 - Počet stránok 558
...righteoufnefs, and the puniflimcnt of wickednefs unto a future ftate of cxiftence. SECTION XIII. ' Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good ; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the conduft of our life appears ( So well... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1766 - Počet stránok 572
...rightcoufnefs, and the puuifnnicnt of wickednefs unto a future ftate of cxiftence. SECTION SECTION XIII. Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good ; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears 1 What in the conduct of our life appears So well... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - Počet stránok 396
...eloquence, fame for martial atchievements f long life, and beauty ; and gives in/lances, in each, how LOOK round the habitable world, how few Know their own good; or knowing it, porfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears! What in the conduit of our life appears So well... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - Počet stránok 398
...eloquence, fame for martial alchievements, long life, and beauty ; and gives inflances, in each, bow LOOK round the habitable world, how few Know their own good; or knowing it, purfue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears! What in the conduct of our life appears So well... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1770 - Počet stránok 406
...righteoufnefs, and the puniihment •of wickednefs unto a future ftate of exiftence. SECTION SECTION XIII. round the habitable world, how few Know their own good; or knowing it, puriue. How void of reafon are our hopes and fears ! What in the conduit of our life appears So well... | |
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