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" Since every man who lives is born to die, And none can boast sincere felicity, With equal mind what happens let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to th' appointed place we tend ; The world's an inn, and death... "
The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer: Completed in a Modern Version ... - Page 276
by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1795 - 389 pages
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...is born to die, And none can boaft fmcere Felicity ; With equal Mind what happens let us bear, Not joy nor grieve too much, for things beyond our Care : Like Pilgrims, to th'appointed Place we tend, The World's an Inn, and Death the Journey's End : Ev'n Kings but play,...
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Fables Antient and Modern: Translated Into Verse from Homer, Ovid, Boccace ...

John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...lives, is born to die, And none can boaft fincere Felicity, With equal Mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy, nor grieve too much for Things beyond our...The World's* an Inn, and Death the Journey's End. Ev'nKings but play; and when their Part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the Throne. With...
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The Complete Art of Poetry: In Six Parts, I. Of the Nature, Use ..., Volume 2

Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...With equal Mind what happens let us bear, (Care : Not joy, nor grieve too miuh, for Things beyond our Like Pilgrims, to th' appointed Place we tend, The...World's an Inn, and Death the Journey's End : Ev'n Kings bur pl.•y, and when their Part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mounts the Throne. What then...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...lives, is born to die, And none can boaft fincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy, nor grieve too much for things beyond our...journey's end. Ev'n kings but play ; and when their part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the throne. With words like thefe the crowd was fatisfy'd,...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...none can boaft fincere felicity, With equal mind, what happens, let us bear, Nor joy, nor grieve (oo much for things beyond our care* Like pilgrims to...journey's end. Ev'n kings but play; and when their part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the throne. With words like thefe the crowd was fatisfy'd,...
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Travels Through Germany: With a Particular Account of the Court of ..., Volume 2

Thomas Nugent - 1768 - 422 pages
...born to die, And none can boaft fincere felicity ; With equal mind what happens let us bear, J«Jot joy nor grieve too much, for things beyond our care...journey's end : Ev'n kings but play, and when their part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the throne, DRYDEN. Away then with all gloomy apprehenfions...
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Travels Through Germany: Containing Observations on Customs ..., Volume 2

Thomas Nugent - Germany - 1768 - 420 pages
...felicity ; With equal mind what happens let us bear, Not joy nor grieve too much, for things be* yond our care : Like pilgrims, to th' appointed place we...journey's end : Ev'n kings but play, and when their part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the throne. DRYDEN. Away then with all gloomy apprehenfions...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...grieve too much for things beyond our care. Like pilgrims to th' appointed place we tend ; The world 's an inn, and death the journey's end. Ev'n kings but play; and when their part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the throne. With words like thefe the crowd was fatisfy'd,...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 20

English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...lives is born to die, And none can boaft fincere felicity, With equal mind what happens let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our...Like pilgrims to th' appointed place we tend; The world 's an inn, and death the journey's end. Ev'n kings but play; and when their part is done, Some...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...lives is born to die, And none can boaft finccre felicity, VYith equal mind what happens let us bear, Nor joy nor grieve too much for things beyond our...; The world's an inn, and death the journey's end. Even kings but play ; and when their part is done, Some other, worfe or better, mount the throne. With...
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