 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Art, nor Nature's Hand, can eafe my Grief: Nothing but Death, the Wretches laft Relief. Thehfarewel Youth, and all the Joys that dwell With Youth and Life ; and Life it felf fareweL Dryd. Pal. & Ofivia herein Solitude he found, (Arc: Her dqwn-caft Eyes fixt on the... | |
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Art, nor Nature's Hand can eafe my Grief, Nothing but Death, the Wretch's laft Relief: Then farewell Youth, and all the Joys that dwell With Youth, and Life, and Life it felf farewell. But why, alas ! do Mortal Men in vain Of Fortune, Fate, or Providence complain? God... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...fates That governs all, and heav'n that all creates, Nor art, nor nature's hand can eafe my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief: Then...he knows our wants require, And better things than thofc which we defire : Some pray for riches ; riches they obtain ; But, watch'd by robbers, for their... | |
 | Eliza Fowler Haywood - 1768 - 314 pages
...with Dido, « Nor art, nor nature's hand can ceafe my grief, * Nothing but death, the wretch's lilt relief; * Then, farewel youth, and all the joys that dwell * With youth and life,—and life itfelf, farewel.' The defpair of that unhappy queen, fb elegantly defcribed by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...fates That governs all, and heaven that all creates, Nor art, nor nature's hand can eaie my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief: Then...the joys that dwell, With youth and life, and life itfclf farewel. But why, alas ! do mortal men in vain Of fortune, fate, or Providence complain ? God... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...fates That governs all, and heaven that all creates, Nor art, nor nature's hand can eafe my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief: Then farewel youth, and all the joys that dwell, \Vith youth and life, and life itfelf farewel. , But why, alas ! do mortal men in vain Of fortune,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...art, nor nature's hand, can cafc my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief: Then farcwcl 8- itfclf farewel. Hut why, alas ! do mortal men in vain Of fortune, fate, or providence complain, .'... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...fates 1'hat governs all, and heaven that all creates. Nor art, nor nature'» hand can eafo my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief: Then...youth, and all the joys that dwell, With youth and lile, and life itfelt tarewcl. UIC. £; 7 er fight, ÍItnight, 3 «14 But why, atas ! do mortal men... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...fates That governs all, and heaven that all creates. Nor art, nor nature's hand can eafo my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief: Then...the joys that dwell, With youth and life, and life itfeli farewel. "> cr fight, W might, j But why, alas ! do mortal men in vain Of fortune, fate, or... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...art, nor nature's hand can cafe my grief; Nothing but death, the wretch's laft relief : Then farcwel youth, and all the joys that dwell, With youth and life, and life iUcU Lrevvcl, But why, alas ! An mortal men in vain Of fortune, fate, or Providence complain f God... | |
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Of fortune, fate, or Providence complain? God gives us what he knows our wants require, And better things than those which we desire... 
