 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 oldal
...innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 418 oldal
...innocence away ; Whole peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whole night congratulating Confcience chears •> The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | 1765 - 414 oldal
...innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 oldal
...congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral Fav'rite as the gen'ral Friend ; Such Age there is, and who could wifh its End? Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune...ffings, To prefs the weary Minutes flagging Wings: New Sorrow rifes as the Day returns, A Sifter fickens, or a Daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 oldal
...Innocence away ; Whofe peaceful Day Benevolence endears, Whofe Night congratulating Confcience cheaM j The gen'ral Fav'rite as the gen'ral Friend ; Such Age there is, and who could wifh its End? Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary Minutes flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 oldal
...Innocence away ; Whofe peaceful Day Benevolence endears, Whofe Night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral Fav'rite as the gen'ral Friend ; Such Age there is, and who could wilh its End? Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune ffings, To prefs the weary Minutes flagging... | |
 | 1781 - 512 oldal
...innocence away ; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience chears ; The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who could wifli it's end ? Yet e'en on this her load" Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 oldal
...innocence away; Whofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience cheers ; The The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who fhall wilh its end ? . Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes flagging... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 428 oldal
...innocence away; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whose night congratulating Conscience chcars ; ' The gen'ral fav'rite, as the gen'ral friend; - — Such age there is ; and who could wish its end I Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings^ To press the weary minutes' flagging... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 oldal
...modefl innocence away ; Vvhofe peaceful day Benevolence endears, \Vhofe night congratulating Conlcience cheers; The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who fhall wifh its end ? Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes' flagging... | |
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But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts... 
