 More mortal than the common births of Fate. Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts...  Annual Report - Page xii1873Full view - About this book
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 416 pages
...the common Births of Fate. ' Each Moment has- its Sickle, emulous Of Time's enoritious Scythe, whofe. ample Sweep Strikes Empires from the Root ; each Moment plays His little Weapon in the narrower Sphere Of fweet domeftic Comfort, and cuts down . The fuireft Bloem of fublunary Blifs^ Blifs... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...common births of fate. Each Moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous fc) the, whofc ample fweep Strikes empires from the root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower fphere Of fweet domejlic comfort, and cuts down The fairefl bloon of fublunary bliCs. Blifs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1767 - 274 pages
...common births of Fate. Each moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous fcythe, whofe ample fweep Strikes empires from the root; each moment plays His little weapon in (he narrower fphere Of fweet domeftic comfort, and cuts down The faireft bloom of fublunary blifs.... | |
 | Edward Young - Apologetics - 1775 - 408 pages
...common births of fate. Each moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous fcythe, whofe ample fweep Strikes empires from the root; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower fphere Of fweet domeftic comfort, and cuts down The faireft bloom of fublunary blifs. Blifs!... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 470 pages
...mortal than the common births of Fate, path moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous sithe, whose ample sweep Strikes empires from the root : each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower spliere 196 Of sweet domestick comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss.... | |
 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 pages
...ev'ry hour; 190 And rarely for the better; or the best, More mortal than the common births of Fate. Each moment has its sickle, emulous Of Time's enormous...sweep Strikes empires from the root; each moment plays 195 His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 312 pages
...common births of Fate. Each moment has its fickle, emulous Of Time's enormous fcythe, whofe ample fweep Strikes empires from the root : each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower fphere 19* Of fweet domeftic comfort, and tuts down The faireft bloom of fublunary blifs.... | |
 | Edward Young - English literature - 1802 - 402 pages
...revolutions every hour; And rarely for the better; or the best, More mortal than the common births of fate. Each Moment has its sickle, emulous, Of Time's enormous...the root; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss. Bliss... | |
 | Edward Young - English poetry - 1802 - 412 pages
...revolutions every hour ; And rarely for the better; or the best, More mortal than the common births of fate. Each Moment has its sickle, emulous, Of Time's enormous...root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss. Bliss... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 pages
...revolutions every hour; And rarely for the better; or the best, More mortal than the common births of fate. Each Moment has its sickle, emulous, Of Time's enormous...root ; each moment plays His little weapon in the narrower sphere Of sweet domestic comfort, and cuts down The fairest bloom of sublunary bliss. Bliss... | |
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