Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky... The Works of Alexander Pope - Strana 53podľa Alexander Pope - 1822Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| 1823 - Počet stránok 714
...teach me THY. and in those of the latter, something that reminds me of the filial piety of Pope : " ME let the tender office long engage, To rock the...cradle of reposing age ; With lenient arts extend a FATHER'S breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death." Yours, &c. CAPRICORNUS. Ancient... | |
| Jacques Delille - 1824 - Počet stránok 474
...groan. O grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I. O friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no...reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death ; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - Počet stránok 406
...groan. O, grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I . O friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no...reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death ; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - Počet stránok 494
...groan. O grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I. O Friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ; Be no...office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, NOTES. Ver. 408. Me, let the tender office] These exquisite lines give us a very interesting picture... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - Počet stránok 498
...groan. O grant me thus to live, and thus to die! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I. O Friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine; Be no...office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, Vcr. 408. Me, let the tender office] These exquisite lines give us a very interesting picture of the... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - Počet stránok 498
...groan. 0 grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I. O Friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ; Be no...office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, NOTES. Vcr. 408. Me, let the tender office] These exquisite lines give us a very interesting picture... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - Počet stránok 1062
...from kings shall know less joy than I. O friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no unpleaeing melancholy mine: Me let the tender office long engage...reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And.... | |
| Samuel Stennett - 1824 - Počet stránok 520
...anxiety, its approach they will dread, and use every means in their power to protract it to the utmost a Me let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle...age ; With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death : Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1825 - Počet stránok 536
...groan. O grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I. O friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no...reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death : Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - Počet stránok 460
...groan. O grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who sprung from kings shall know less joy than I. () friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ! Be no...reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smoothe the bed of death ; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And... | |
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