| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted...beautify our days; Each want of happiness by hope supply'cl, 285 And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ;... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays, Those painted...our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supply'd, 2 And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In Folly's cnp... | |
| James Johnson - China - 1806 - 154 pages
...varying rays " The painted c/ouds that beautify our days ; " Each want nf happiness by hope supplied, " And each vacuity of sense by pride : " These build...the bubble joy : " One prospect lost, another still toe gain, , " And not a vanity is given in vain,'' We were no sooner out of sight of the bleak coast... | |
| J. C. - 1806 - 156 pages
...the creature of habit, and the vehicle of passions, so long must there remain room for improvement. " Meanwhile opinion gilds, with varying rays, " Those painted clouds that beautify our days. " At this period I had the honor of contracting a most sacred friendship with Edgar, a young nobleman,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Fleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted...beautify our days; Each want of happiness by hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy; In folly's... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...Pleas'd with this hauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted...beautify our days , Each want of happiness by hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy fu folly's... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted...clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness hy hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense hy pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile Opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted...sense by Pride: These build as fast as Knowledge can deitroy ; In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble, Joy ; One prospect lost, another still we gain" ;... | |
| John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...Pleas'd with- this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Mean-while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted...beautify our days; Each want of happiness by hope supply'cl, And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's... | |
| William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 446 pages
...varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days : Each want of happiness by hope supply 'd, And each vacuity of sense by pride. These build as fast as knowledge can destroy : la folly's cup still laughs the bubble joy ; One prospect lost, another still we gain ; And not a... | |
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