 For why? there was but one great rule for all; To wit, that each should work his own desire, And eat, drink, study, sleep, as it may fall, Or melt the time in love, or wake the lyre, And carol what, unbid, the Muses might inspire.  Journal of a Voyage to Brazil: And Residence There, During Part of the Years ... - Page 200by Lady Maria Callcott - 1824 - 335 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...Nor faintly fpleen durft murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For,why ? there was but one great rule for all ; To wit, that each fhould work his own defire, And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep, as it may fall, Or melt the time in love,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 282 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor faintly fpleen durft murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For why ? there was but one great rule for all ; To witx that each fhould work his own defire» And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep,.as it may fall, Or melt the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor fair.tly fpleen durft murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For why ? there was but one great rule for all ; To wit, that each fliould work his own defire, And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep, as it may fall, Or melt the time in love,... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor faintly Spleen, durft murmur at our joy, And \yith envcnom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For why ? there was but one great rule for all ; To wit, that each (hould work his own defire, And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep, as it may fall; Or melt the time in love,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor faintly fpleen durft murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For why? there was but one great rule for all; To wit, that each fhould work his own defire, And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep, as it may fall, Or melt the time in love,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor faintly fpleen durft murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For why ? there was but one great rule for all ; To wit, that each mould work his own defire, And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep, as it may fall, Qr melt the dme in love, or... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor faintly ipleen, durft murmur at our joy, And withenvcnom'd tongue ourplcafuresp'all. ate of Man, •uiitb rtfpeff fliould work his own defirc. And eat, drinV, ftudy, fittp, as it may fall, Or melt the tin!, in love,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...goflip's tale, nor ancient maiden's gall, Nor fiintly fpleen durfl murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleasures pall. For why? there was but one great rule for all ; To wit, that each fliou'd work his own defire, And eat, drink, ftudy, fleep, as it may fall, Or melt the time in love,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 542 pages
...maiden's gall, Nor faintly Spleen, durft murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleafures pall. For why ? there was but one great rule for all; To wit, that each (hould work his own dcfire, And eat, drink, ftudy, deep, as it may fall, Or melt the time in love,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...'sgall. Nor faintly Spleen, diirft murmurat our joy, And with envenom 'd tongue our plenfureapali. I or why ? there was but one great rule for all; To wit, that each Ihould work his own deiire, And eat, drink, flu jy, deep, as it may fall, Or molt the time in love,... | |
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