 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...her felf erect. Clouds or Affe&ions from our younger Eyes, ConceaJ that Happinefs which Age deicries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...felf erecl. Clouds of Affeftions from our younger Eyes, Conceal that Happinefs which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light, thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw nearer their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 pages
...certain to be loflv Clouds of Affection from our younger Eyes Conceal that Emptinefs, which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made: Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home : Leaving the Old,... | |
 | Richard Hurd - Imitation in literature - 1757 - 90 pages
...refined writer. . Stronger by weaknefs, wiftr, men become As they draw near to their eternal home. The Soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. 2. After all, thefe conceits, I doubt, are not much to your tafte. The inftance I am going to give,... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...Clouds of affection from our younger eyes, Conceals that emptinefs which time defcries. The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Stronger by weaknefs wifer men become, As they draw nearer to their lateft home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 pages
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to thefhaking down this fcaffolding of the... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 264 pages
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that " The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made." Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to the fhaking down this fcaffolding of the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1801 - 402 pages
...hope I have received fome advan' tage by it. If what Mr. Waller fays ' be true, that « The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, * Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made ; ' Then furely ficknefs, contributing no ' lefs than old age to the fbaking down ' this fcaffblding... | |
 | 1804 - 498 pages
...these different views, and hope I have received some advantage by it. If what Mr. Waller says be true, that, " The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd,...Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made :" Then surely sickness, contributing no less than old age to the shaking down this scaffolding of... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 440 pages
...Author of Iludibrat, by Alderman Barber. WARBURTOH. IMITATIONS. VER. 126. Admire new light, &c.~] " The Soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light, thro' chinks that time has made." WALLER. WARBURTON. And while on Fame's triumphal Car they ride, Some Slave of mine be pinion'd to their... | |
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