 | Voltaire - English literature - 1778 - 220 pages
...Weft With fome new joy cuts off what we pofleft ; Strange cozenage ! none wou'd live pad years ugain, Yet all hope pleafure in what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive What the fitfl fprightly running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...bleft " With fome new joys, cuts off what we pofleft. " Strange cozenage! none would live paft years again; " Yet all hope pleafure in what yet remain...receive, " What the firft fprightly running could not give9." It was obferved to Dr. Johnfon, that it feemed ftrange that he, who has fo often delighted... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...off what we pofieft. " Strange cozenage! none would live paft years again; " Yet all hope plcafure in what yet remain ; " And from the dregs of life..." What the firft fprightly running could not give 9 ." It was obferved to Dr. Johnfon, that it feemed ftrange that he, who has fo often delighted his... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1791 - 412 pages
...fay, in a great part of the play. Shakefpeare nevti thought of love ia this extravagant fafhion. " And from the dregs of life think to receive " What the firft fprightly running could not give. * Such as the following couplet : •' Data, theeldeft, b«rsa GEN'ROU5 mind, " ButtoimplacahlcrevengcINCLlN'U."... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 608 pages
...off what we poflefs'd: Strange cozenage none would live paft years again, Yet all hope pleafure from what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think...firft fprightly running could not give: I'm tir'd with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old. THE GREAT DUKE OF... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1795 - 594 pages
...off what we poflefs'd: Strange cozenage none would live paft years again. Yet all hope pleafure from what yet remain , And from the dregs of life think...receive, What the firft fprightly running could not give: T'm tir'd with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old. THE THE... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 494 pages
...new joys — cuts off what we " poflcrt. " Strange cozenage ! none would (ive pail " years apain, «' Yet all hope pleafure in what yet remain, " And from the dregs of life think to receive " Wliat'thc firll fprightly running could not give. " I'm tired with waiting for ihis Chymic geld,... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - English poetry - 1801 - 368 pages
...cuts off what we possessed. Strange coz'nage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive What the first sprightly running could not give. I'm tired with waiting for this chymic gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...what we poflefs'd : Stranga cozenapc ! none would live pad years ag'iin, Yet all hope phafure in .vhat yet remain : And from the dregs of life think to receive What thefirft fprightly running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting far this chimic gold, Wkich fools... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...off what we possess'd. Strange cozenage, none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure from what yet remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive "What the first sprightly running could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting fer this chymic gold "Which fools us... | |
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Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest. 
