 Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age: Pleased with this bauble still,...  Book of Elegant Poetical Extracts - Страница 389по John T. Watson - 1869 - 506 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Alexander Pope - 1832 - 86 страници
...travels through, nor quits us when we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier play-thing...garters, gold, amuse his riper stage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; Till tir'd... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1834 - 238 страници
...travels through, nor quits us when we die. 6. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything...Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And cards and counters are the toys of age ; Pleased with this bavvble still, as that before ; Till tired... | |
 | John Evans - 1834 - 306 страници
...individuals in general may be disposed to allow — Behold tlie Child, by nature's kindly law, Plcas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything...empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper age, And beads, and prayer-books, are the toys of AGE ! Pleas'd with this bauble, as with that before,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 страници
...not the work of nature, but of folly: the first is a harmless instinct, the other a culpable vanity. Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleased with this bauble still, as that before, 281 Till tired he sleeps, and life's poor play is... | |
 | Daniel Bishop - 1835 - 748 страници
...I became a man, I put away childish things.' Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything...gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty t^uite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse hu riper stage : And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age.... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1835 - 574 страници
...equally consistent ? " Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with n straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, Barters, gold, aniuae his riper stage : And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age. Pleas'd with... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 страници
...travels through, nor quits us when we die. 6. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything...youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; 7. Meanwhile opinion gilds, with varying rays, Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 страници
...forever. r 81 ANTITHESIS. BAUBLES.— POPE. . Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything...stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleased with this bauble still, as that before ; 'Till tired he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 страници
...Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything...gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty <[iiite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And heads and prayer-books arc tile toys of... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 страници
...Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleae'd with -doux. Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms ; The...every grace. And calls forth all the wonders of her heads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; 'Till... | |
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