 Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the...  Memories of Merton - Page 70by John Bruce Norton - 1861 - 158 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 272 pages
...Nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 274 pages
...Nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 374 pages
...Nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage , And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : COM MENTAR Y. and ingenious;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 378 pages
...nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : COMMENTARY. and ingenious;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...nature's kindly law, 275 Pleai'd with a rattle , tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: » Scarfs , garters , gold , aniufe his riper ftage , And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : ego Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
 | John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...nature's kindly law, Pleas 'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble Hill,... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight/ A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage ; And beads and'pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble flill,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Electronic books - 1763 - 154 pages
...nature's kindly law, 375 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a. draw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, am ufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 pages
...kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a flraw .' Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight , %A little louder , but as empty quite.' Scarfs , garters , gold , amufe bis riper flags .' ~fnd beads and prayer-books are the toys of age.' iSo Pleas' d with this... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1772 - 374 pages
...kindly law , 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuiè his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
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