 | Philobiblion - 1862 - 552 pages
...With fome new joys, cuts off what we poffeft. Strange cozenage ! None would live paft years again, Vet all hope pleafure in what yet remain ; And from the...receive What the firft fprightly running could not give. Гт tired with waiting for this chemic gold, Which' fools us young, and beggars us when old.** The... | |
 | 1862 - 410 pages
...cuts off what we poffeft. Strange cozenage ! None would live paft years again, Yet ..Jl hope pleafnre in what yet remain ; And from the dregs of life think...What the firft fprightly running could not give. I'm tired with waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old." The reply... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...cuts off what we possest. Strange cozenage ! 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 runniug could not give. I'm tir'd with waiting for this chimick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | Dublin city, univ - 1864 - 324 pages
...essay on the lines — " Strange cozenage ! 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." • Or, compare the character of King James II. with that... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...TACITUS, Agriculu, 42, 4. Strange cozenage ! 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. Aurengzebe, Act iv. Sc. 1. His hair just grizzled As in a green... | |
 | George Sparkes - Human beings - 1865 - 184 pages
...Dryden — Strange cozenage, none would live past years again, But all hope pleasure from what still remain — And from the dregs of life think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give. The cause of this general want of happiness may be soon told.... | |
 | John Timbs - London (England) - 1865 - 348 pages
...we possest. Strange cozenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what still remain, And from the dregs of life think to receive What the fresh sprightly running could not give. I 'm tir'd of waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...what we possest. Strange couzenage ! none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what 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 chymick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | American periodicals - 1868 - 850 pages
...cuts off what we possest. Strange cozenage"! none would live pest 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 of waiting for this chimick gold, Which fools us... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1868 - 690 pages
...cuts off what we possest. Strange cozenage ! 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 'in tired of waiting for 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. 
