| James Croston - 1876 - 460 страници
...shall not stop to inquire, but certain it is, there is no exertion that is more richly rewarded. " Falsely luxurious, will not man awake, And, springing...the silent hour, To meditation due, and sacred song 1 For is there aught in sleep can charm the wise ? Who would in such a gloomy state remain Longer than... | |
| James Thomson - 1877 - 112 страници
...he dwells ; And from the crowded fold, in order, drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the morn. Falsely luxurious, will not man awake, And, springing...moments of too short a life, — Total extinction of the enlightened soul ! Or else, to feverish vanity alive, Wildered, and tossing through distempered... | |
| Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 страници
...to repair our nature With comforting repose, and not for us To waste these times. — Shakespeare. Bertram ; Fatal extinction of th' enlighten'd soul ! Or else to fevering vanity alive, Wilder'd, and tossing... | |
| William Spalding - 1877 - 444 страници
...peace he dwells, And from the crowded fold in order drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the moru Falsely luxurious, will not man awake, And, springing from the bed of sloth, enioy Tae cool, the frng'~int, and the silent hour, 7. The middle of the eighteenth century gave birth,... | |
| George Frederick Graham - 1877 - 476 страници
...engaged in action ; but it does not of necessity follow from this that he should be slothful. EXERCISE. ' Falsely luxurious, will not man awake, And, springing from the bed of , enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour ? ' nothing but contempt, now suddenly displayed... | |
| James Thomson - 1878 - 754 страници
...of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour, To Meditation due, and sacred Song? 70 For 'is there aught in Sleep can charm the wise? To lie in dead oblivion, losing half __ The fleeting moments of too short a life — Total extinction of the enlightened Soul ! Or else,... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 страници
...sung in mortal lays. THOMSON: Castle of Indolence. Is there aught in sleep can charm the wise? T<5 lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moments of too short a life ; Fatal extinction of th' enlighten'd soul ! Or else to fevering vanity alive, Wilder'd, and tossing... | |
| James Thomson - 1880 - 548 страници
...he dwells ; And from the crowded fold, in order, drives His flock, to taste the verdure of the morn. Falsely luxurious, will not man awake ; And, springing...moments of too short a life ; Total extinction of the enlightened soul ! Or else to feverish vanity alive, Wildered, and tossing through distempered... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1880 - 474 страници
...two of the afternoon, could have given us such a burst of inspiration on early rising as this : — Falsely luxurious ! will not man, awake, And springing...To lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moment; of too short a life? Total extinction of the enlightened soul ; Or else to feverish vanity... | |
| 1880 - 100 страници
...numbers which are upon spectacles or glasses of any kind when purchased. A MAGNIFICENT MORNING SHOW. Falsely luxurious, will not man awake, And, springing...the fragrant and the silent hour, To meditation due ? — Thompson. To the young ladies and young gentlemen of Hudson, public notice is hereby given by... | |
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