 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 страници
...Honour but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and fHII deftroying, If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits betide thee, 105 Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | 1793 - 376 страници
...Honour but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befide thee, 105 Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | Peter Pindar - 1797 - 352 страници
...And now the sweet TIMOTHEUS sang the FAIR, A la Chinoisc, that brought such crowds to starej f * " War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; " Honour but an empty bubble; it Never ending, still beginning, " Fighting still, and stil] destroying: *' If the world be worth... | |
 | Joseph Robertson - 1799 - 156 страници
...of this conflrudYion fometimes confift »f eight fyllables, and end with a double rhyme. EXAMPLES. Lovely Thais sits beside thee ; Take the good the gods provide thee. Dryd. Bacchus' blefllngs are a treafure; Drinking is the foldier's pleafure. Id. The following fong,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 страници
...Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy'wiuning, Lovely THAIS fits befide thee, Take, the good the Gods provide thee. — The many rend the flues with loud applaufe ; So LOVE was crown'd, but MUSIC won the caufe. The PRINCE, unable to conceal... | |
 | 1801 - 416 страници
...red sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love, Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble,...Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thais sits besides thee; Take the good the Gods provide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause : So... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 страници
...kindred sound to move ; For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures : War he sung is toil and trouble...Lovely Thais sits beside thee , Take the good the gads provide thee.— — The many rend the skies with loud applause; So Love was crown'd , but Music... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 страници
...destroying: If the world he worth thy winning. Think, O, think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thai's sits heside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. — The...the skies with loud applause; So love was crown'd, hut music won the cause. The prince, unahle to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd his care.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 страници
...Honour but an empty bubble; .;. Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Lovely Thais fits befide thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. . The many rend the fkies with... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 страници
...destroying: If the world be worth thy winning, Think, oh think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thais fits befide thee, Take the good the gods provide thee, The many rend the flues with loud applaufe ; So love was crown'd, but mufic won the caufe. The prince, unable to conceal... | |
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Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble... 
