 To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man: And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where they began.  Poems - Page 46by Thomas Gray - 1778 - 158 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...Some lightly o'er the current fkim, Some fhew their gayly-gilded trim •Quick-glancing to the fun fTo contemplation's fober eye % Such is the race of Man...they began. Alike the Bufy and the Gay But flutter through life's little day. In Fortune's varying colours dreft i Brufh'd by the hand of rough Mifchance,... | |
 | 1782 - 370 pages
...4. Some fhew. their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the fun d. IV, To Contemplation's fobereye' Such is the race of man : And they that creep, and...Shall end where they began. Alike the bufy and the gay J3ut flutter through life's little day, In fortune's varying colours drefs'd : jBrufh'd by the hand... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...Quick-glancing to the fun. . . " * . " ii . . To Contemplation's fober eye Such is the race of man : t And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end...varying colours dreft : Brufh'd by the hand of rough Mifchance, Or chill'd by Age, their airy dance They leave in duft to reft. Methinks I hear, in accents... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...tf\ licuti" V»<iT'*i irv4iiío¿-i rlt*>m4«*lu«>o an/1 hearing. This ftanza however is clafSeal. " To Contemplation's fober eye Such is the race of man...Shall end where they began. Alike the bufy and the guy But flutter thro' life's littlt- day, In Fortune's varying colours drift: Brufli'd by the hand... | |
 | Books - 1787 - 672 pages
...of \hejimile and ihc/ubjtS — that the whole compalsof poetry, ancient and modern, can produce. ' To Contemplation's fober eye Such. is the race of man : And they that creep, and they that^, Shall end where they began. M ma Alike Alike the tufy and the gay, TSaiJlutttr through life1! little... | |
 | 1787 - 668 pages
...tiiejimile and \hefukjcft — that the whole compafs of poetry, ancient and modern, can produce. ' To Contemplation's fober eye Such is the race of man : And they that creep, and they \\Mjlj, Shall end where they began. Alike the bufy and the^ay, But flutter through life's little Jay,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...fkim, Some fhew their gayly-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the fun +. .~1 To contemplation's fober eye J Such is the race of Man : And they that creep, and...they began. Alike the Bufy and the Gay But flutter through life's little day. In Fortune's varying colours dreft : Brufh'd by the hand of rough Mifchancc,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...fkim, Some (hew their gaily-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the fun. To Contemplation's fober eye Much is the race of man ; And they that creep, and they...life's little day, In fortune's varying colours dreft : Brufii'd by the hand of rough milchance, Or chill'd by .age, their airy dance They leave, fn duft... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...gaily-gilded trim Quick-glancing to the fun. To Contemplation's fober eye Such is the race of man; Anil they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where...bufy and the gay But flutter thro' life's little day, JDd 4 In fortuhe's varying colours drett : Bruih'd by the hand of rough mifchance, Orchil I'd by age,... | |
 | History - 1791 - 634 pages
...Some (hew their gaily gilded trim Qgick glancing to the fun. ' To Contemplation's fober eye Such it the race of man : And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the 1'Uy and the gay But flutter thro' life's little day, In fortune's varying colours dreft : Brulh'd... | |
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