 | Anacreon - 1713 - 112 pages
...neither Love nor Poefy, The Poet's Head or Lover's Heart. Can arm againft 'Death's fmalleft Dart^. But when their Life in its Decline Touches th' inevitable...Mortal to them then, And Wine is Aconite to Men. Nay in Death''s Hand the Grape-ftoneproves As ftrong as. Thunder fe in Jove's. If it be thought an Advantage... | |
 | Epitaphs - 1727 - 528 pages
...Fate, Poes on the beft of Mankind wait, Poets Poets or Lovers let them be, 'Tis neither Love nor Poefy, Can arm againft Death's fmalleft Dart, The Poet's...Heart, But when their Life in its Decline, Touches the inevitable Line, All the World mortal to 'em then, And Wine is Acconite to Men ; Nay, in Death's... | |
 | Classical biography - 1750 - 374 pages
...what Fate Does sn the left of Mankind waif, Poets or Levers let them be ; 'Tis neither Love nor Porjie Can arm againft Death's fmalleft Dart The Poet's Head,...And Wine is Aconite to Men. Nay, in Death's Hand the Grape-ftone proves* As Jlrong as Tlmnder is in Jove's. EDT io N s of A NACRE O N. Gr. & Lat. Typis... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - Biography - 1761 - 534 pages
...dartj, The poet's head or lover's heart -, But when their life, in it's decline, Touches th'inevitable line. All the world's mortal to them then, And wine is aconite to men ; Nay, in death's hand the grape-ftpne proves^ As ftrong as thunder is in Jove's. There is but a fmall part of Anacreon's works... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 544 pages
...what fate Does on the beft of mankind wait ; Poets or lovers let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft death's fmalleft dart, The poet's head or lover's heart -, But when their life, in it's decline, Touches th'inevitable line, All the world's mortal to them then, And wine is aconite... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...fate Does on the beft of mankind wait. Poets, or lovers, let them be, ... 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft death's fmalleft dart The poet's head,...Touches th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em then, And wine is aconite to men. Nay, in death's hand, the grape-ftone proves As ftrong, as thunder... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
...what fate Does on the beft of mankind wait, Poets, or lovers, let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft death's fmalleft dart The poet's head,...lover's heart. But, when their life, in its decline, Teuches th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em then, And wine is aconite to men. tf Terana,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 658 pages
...fate f OJ Dors on the beft of mankind wait. Poets or lovers let them be, *Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm againft Death's fmalleft dart The poet's head or lover's heart ; I IO But when their life in its deeline Touehes th' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to 'em... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 378 pages
...lover's heart ; But when their life, in its decline, Touches th' inevitable line, All the world 's mortal, to them then, And wine is aconite to men; Nay, in death's hand, the grape-ftone proves As ftrong as thunder, is in Jove's. VERSES WRITTEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS*. CHRIST'S... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...what fate Does on the beft of mankind wait. Poets or lovers let them be, 'Tis neither love nor poefy Can arm, againft death's fmalleft dart, The poet's head or lover's heart ; Bu: when their life, in its decline, Touches th' inevitable line, All the world 's mortal to them... | |
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Touches the' inevitable line, All the world's mortal to them then, And wine is aconite to men; Nay, in death's hand, the grape-stone proves As strong as thunder is in Jove's. 
