 With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please no more; Now pall the tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And Luxury with sighs her slave resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful...  Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry - Page 31by John Bell - 1789Full view - About this book
 | Tibullus - 1759 - 468 pages
...vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons pour, The Fruit autumnal, and the vernal Flower. With lifllefs Eyes the Dotard views the Store ; He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more. Now pall the taflelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury, wilh Sighs, her Slave... | |
 | Tibullus - Latin poetry - 1759 - 276 pages
...vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons pour, The Fruit autumnal, and the vernal Flower. With lifllefs Eyes the Dotard views the Store; He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more. Now pall the taftelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury, with Sighs, her Slave... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...and joylefs Wines, And Luxury with Sighs her Slave refign?. Approach, ye Minftrels, try the foothing Strain, And yield the tuneful Lenitives of Pain : No Sounds, alas, would touch th' impervious Ear, Tho' dancing Mountains witncfs Orpheus near, («) Ver. 188—288. Nor Nor Lute nor Lyre his feeble... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...vain their Gifts the bounteous Seafons pour, The Fruit autumnr.l, and the vernal Flow'r, With liftlefs Eyes the Dotard views the Store, He views, and wonders that they pleafe no more ; Now pall the taftelefs Meats, and joylefs Wines, And Luxury with Sighs her Slave religiTi.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...of joy : In vain the gifts their bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal and the vernal flower ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain. And yield tlie tuneful lenitives of pain. No sound, alas ! would touch th- impervious ear> Tho* dancing mountains... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...joy : In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flower, G With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders that they please^no more. Now pall the tasteless meats, and joyless wines, And luxury with sighs her slave resigns.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal tiow'r ; • Ver. 164; THE VA\ITT Of HUMAN WISHES. listless eyes the dotard views the store, He views,...resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain : No sound, alas ! would touch th' impervious ear, Though dancing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r; With listle-js ey?J the dotard views the store, He views, and wonders...resigns. Approach] ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain: No sounds, alas ! would touch th' impervious ear, Though dancing... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...: " In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, " The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flowery " With listless eyes the dotard views the store, " He views and wonders that they please no more, " Of all the tasteless meats and joyless wines, * And luxury with sighs her slave resigns. " Approach,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...of joy ; In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r ; With listless eyes the dotard views the store, He...resigns. Approach, ye minstrels, try the soothing strain, Diffuse the tuneful lenitives of pain ; No sound, alas ! would touch th' impervious ear, Though dancing... | |
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