 | William Congreve - 1774 - 438 pages
...unhappy Circumftance of Life, that Love fhou'd ever die before us; and that the Man fo often fhou'd outlive the Lover. But fay what you will, 'tis better...to be left, than never to have been lov'd. To pafs oar Youth in dull Indifference,, to refufe the Sweets of Life becaufe they once muft leave us, is as... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 456 pages
...before us; and that the man fo often fliould outlive the lover. But fay what you will, ?tis better.to be left than never to have been lov'd. To pafs our youth in dull indifference, to refule the fweets of lite, becaufe they once mull: leave us, is as prepofterous, as to wifh to have... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1780 - 454 pages
...unhappy Circumftance of Life, that Love fhou'd ever die before us; and that the Man fo often fhou'd outlive the Lover. But fay what you Will, 'tis better...than never to have been lov'd. To pafs our Youth in dull'lndifference, to refufe the Sweeti of Life bccEufe they once muft leave us, is as prepofterous,... | |
 | English drama - 1787 - 530 pages
...unhappy ciicumftancc of life, that love fhouhl ever die before us ; and that the man fo olK-nfhould outlive the lover. But fay what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved. To Jwft our youth in dull indifference, to refufe the Iweets of life becaufc they once muft... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 1084 pages
...that love should ever die before us ; and that the man so often should outlive the lover. But, say what you will, 'tis better to be left, than never to have been loved. To pass our youth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweeis of life, because they once must... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 696 pages
...that love should ever die before us ; and that the nun so often should outlive the luver. But, say ing ill, madam. Ben. No ; I hope the gentlewoman is not angry loved. To pass our youth ¡11 dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must... | |
 | Owen Williams - English drama - 1828 - 926 pages
...life, that love should ever die before us ; and that the man so often should outlive the lover. But say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved. To pass our youth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must... | |
 | William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - English drama - 1840 - 784 pages
...life, that love should ever die before us ; and that the man so often should outlive the lover. But say what you will, 'tis better to be left, than never to have been loved. To pass our yduth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must... | |
 | WILLIAM CONGREVE - 1887 - 556 pages
...life, that love should ever die before us; and that the man so often should outlive the lover. But say what you will, 'tis better to be left, than never to have been loved. To pass our youth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must... | |
 | William Congreve - English drama - 1888 - 540 pages
...life, that love should ever die before us ; and that the man so often should outlive the lover. But say what you will, — 'tis better to be left, than never to have been loved. To pass our youth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must... | |
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To pass our youth in dull indifference, to refuse the sweets of life because they once must leave us, is as preposterous as to wish to have been born old, because we one day must be old. For my part, my youth may wear and waste, but it shall never rust... 
