 | Edward Young - 1750 - 350 oldal
...Felicity ? Thtfmootbeft Courfe of Nature has its Pains ; And true/ Friends, thro' Error, wound our Reft. Without Misfortune, what Calamities? And what Hostilities, without a Foe ? Nor are Foes wanting to the beft on Earth. But endlefs is the Lift of human Ills, And Sighs might fooner fail, than Canfe to fight... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 470 oldal
...calamities! z8O And what hostilities without a fee! Nor are foes wanting to the best on earth. Hut endless is the list of human ills, And sighs might sooner fail than cause to sigh. Hocks, deserts, frozen seas, and burning sands ! Wild haunts of monsters, poisons, stings, and death.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 oldal
...not our wish. 275 How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we doat, felicity! The smoothest course of Nature has its pains ; And...wound our rest. Without misfortune, what calamities! 280 And what hostilities, without a foe ! Nor are foes wanting to the best on earth. But endless is... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 oldal
...which we doat, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound our rest. Without misfortune, what calamities...ills, And sighs might sooner fail, than cause to sigh. A part how small of the terraqeous glpbe Is tenanted by man ! the rest a waste, Rocks, desarts, frozen... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 oldal
...which we doat, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound our rest. Without misfortune, what calamities!...ills, And sighs might sooner fail, than cause to sigh. A part how small of the terraqeous globe Is tenanted by man! the rest a zvaste, Rocks, desarts, frozen... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 oldal
...which we dozt, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound our rest. Without misfortune, what calamities!...ills, And sighs might sooner fail, than cause to sigh. A part how small of the terraqeous globe Is tenanted by man! the rest a zvaste, Rocks, desarts, frozen... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 oldal
...its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound our rest. Without misfortune, what calamities ! v And what hostilities, without a foe ! Nor are foes...ills, And sighs might sooner fail, than cause to sigh. A part how small of the terraqeous globe Is tenanted by man ! the rest a waste, Rocks, desarts, frozen... | |
 | Cleeve - 1805 - 276 oldal
...stratagem was left untried to gain her heart ; — but had Addi/,u .a heart to bestow ? CHAP. CHAP. IV. The smoothest course of Nature has its pains, And...is the list of human ills, And sighs might sooner iail, than cause to sigh. YOUNG. JL HREE months had already elapsed since Captain Pembroke left his... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 284 oldal
...which we doat, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature, has its pains, And truest friends, thro' error, wound our rest. Without misfortune, what calamities...ills, And sighs might sooner fail, than cause to sigh. A part how small of the terraqueous globe Is tenanted by man ! the rest a waste, Rocks, desarts, frozen... | |
 | Edward Young - 1805 - 238 oldal
...for which we doat, felicity ? The smoothest course of Nature has its pains, And truest friends, thro' error, wound our rest. Without misfortune what calamities...ills, And sighs might sooner fail than cause to sigh. A paft how small of the terraqueous globe Is tenanted by man ? the rest a waste, Rocks, deserts, frozen... | |
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And truest friends, through error, wound our rest Without misfortune, what calamities! And what hostilities, without a foe! Nor are foes wanting to the best on earth. But endless is the list of human ills, And sighs might sooner fail than cause to sigh. 
