 Oh ! knew he but his happiness, of men The happiest he, who far from public rage, Deep in the vale, with a choice few retired, Drinks the pure pleasures of the rural life...  Thomson's Poetical Works - Page 128by James Thomson, George Gilfillan - 1853 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 pages
...force, The cudgel rattles, azid the ftruggle twifts, Age 100 fl >ints out; and garrulous, recounts The feats of youth> Thus they rejoice; nor think That, with to-morrow's iun, their annual toil Bigins again the never-ceafiug round. Oh knew he but his happinefs, of rnea... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...force, 1 140 The cudgel rattles, and the wreftler twines. Age too mines out ; and, garrulous, recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil Begins again the never-ccafing round. 114$ OH knew he but his happinefs, of... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...double force, The cudgel rattles, and the wreftler twines. Age too fhines out; and, garrulous, recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil 123.1 Begins again the never-ceafing round. OH knew he but his happinefs, of... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...rattles, and the Wreftler twines. Age too fhines out; and, garrulous, recounts The Feats of Youth. 1 hus they rejoice ; nor think That with to-morrow's Sun, their annual Toil Begins again the never ceafing Round. Autumn. Line 1134.. * Mr. Blount tells us farther, " That after the Knot is cut,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...force, The cudgel rattles, and the wreftler twines. Age too fliines out ; and, garrulous, recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil Begins again the never-ccafing round. Oh, knew he but his happirefs, of men... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...double force The cudgel rattles, and the wrefller twines. Age, too, fhines out, and, garrulous, recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice, nor think That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil i23i Begins again the never-ceafmg round. Oh knew he but his happinefs, of-... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...double force, The cudgel rattles, and the wreftler twines. Age too fhines out ; and, garrulous, recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil Begins again the never-ceafmg round. Oh knew he but his happinefs, of Men £... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...double force, The cudgel rattles, and the wrestler twines* Age too shines out ; and, garrulous^ recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think That, with to-morrow's sun, their annual toil 1231 Begins again the never-ceasing round. OH knew he but his happiness, of Men The happiest he ! who... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...double force, The cudgel rattles, and the wrciller twines. Age too Ihincs out ; and, garrulous, reconnu The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil 3cgins agaip the nevcr-ceaCng round. Oh, knew he but his happinefs, of men The... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...double force, The cudgel rattles, and the wreftler twines. Age too Ihines out ; and, garrulous, recounts The feats of youth. Thus they rejoice ; nor think: That, with to-morrow's fun, their annual toil Begins again the never-ceafing round. Oh, knew he but his happinefs, of men... | |
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