 tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.  The Enquirer: Or, Literary, Mathematical, and Philosophical Repository ... - Page 49edited by - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 624 pages
...wepofTefs'd. Strange Couz'nage! none would live paft Years again, Yet all hope Pleafure'in what yet remain; And from the Dregs of Life think to receive What the firft fprightly Running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this Chymick Gojd, Which fools us... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - Atomism - 1714 - 508 pages
...poflefs'd. Strange Couz'nage ! None would live paît Years again, Yet all hope Comfort from what yet remain : And from the Dregs of Life think to receive What the firft fprightly Running could not give. I'm tir'd, with waiting for this chymick Gold, Which fools... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...poffefs'd. Strange Couz'nage ! None would live paft Years again, Yet all hope Comfort from what yet remain : And from the Dregs of Life think to receive What the firft fprightly Running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this chymick Gold, Which fools us... | |
 | John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...we poflefl. Strange cozenage-! none would live paft Years again, Yet all hope Pleaiure irr what yet remain ; .And, from the Dregs of Life, think to receive What the firft ipnghtly running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this Chimick Gold, Wfiich fools us... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...poflVfs'd : Strange Couz'nage! none would live paft Years again, Yet all hope Pleafure in what yet remain ; And from the Dregs of Life think to receive What the firft fprightly Running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this Chymick Gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Voltaire - English literature - 1733 - 302 pages
...what we po/eft; Strange Cozenage ! none wou'd live paft Tears again, Tet all hope Pleafure in what yet remain. And from the Dregs of Life think to receive What the firft fprightly Running could not give. Tm tir'd with waiting for this chymic Gold, ' . Which fools... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...pofleft. " Strange cozenage! none would live paft years again; " Yet all hope pleafure in what yet remain ; " And from the dregs of life think to receive, " What the firft fprightly running could not give9." It was obferved to Dr. Johnfon, that it feemed ftrange that... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1795 - 594 pages
...we poflefs'd: Strange cozenage none would live paft years again. Yet all hope pleafure from what yet remain , And from the dregs of life think to receive, What the firft fprightly running could not give: T'm tir'd with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 608 pages
...we poflefs'd: Strange cozenage none would live paft years again, Yet all hope pleafure from what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive, What the firft fprightly running could not give: I'm tir'd with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...we possessed. Strange coz'nage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give. I'm tired with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old. Anacreontica.... | |
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