 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...diff'rent years; That vanity is feen, in part, Infcrib'd on ev'ry human heart; In the child's bread the fpark began, Grows with his growth, and glares...life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate f Ah ! what is life at fourfcore years — One dark, rough road, of fighs, groans, pains, and tears... | |
 | Nathaniel Cotton - 1790 - 98 pages
...tliff'rent years ; That vanity is feen, in part, Infcrib'd on ev'ry human heart ; In the child's breaftthe fpark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in...life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate ? Ah ! what is life at fourfcore years ? One dark, rough road> of fighs, groans, pains, and tears !... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...age ; That grief at ev'ry ftage appears, But difFrent griefs at dilfrent years ; That vanity is fccn, in part, Infcrib'd on ev'ry human heart ; In the child's...life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate ? Ah ! what is life at fourfcore years ? [tears' One dark, rough road, of fighs, groans, pains, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...diff'rent years j That vanity is icen, in part, Jnfcrib'd on cv'ry human heart; In the child's bread the fpark began, Grows with his growth, and glares...life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate ' Ah! what is life at fourfcorc years ? [tears! One dark, rough road, of fi^hi, groans, pains, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...years ; That vanity is seen, in part, Inscrib'd on ev'ry human heart ; In the child's breast the spark at arrogance !' the Snail replied ; ' How insolent...pride ! Tlad thou not thus, with insult vain, J'rovok Ah ! what is life at fourscore years ? [and tears. One dark, rough road, of sighs, groans, paiiu, Perhaps... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 322 pages
...years; That vanity is seen, in part, Inscribed on every human heart: In the child's breast the spark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in man. But...we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate? Ah! what is life at fourscore years ? — [tears! One dark rough road of sighs, groans, pains, and... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1826 - 376 pages
...years ; That vanity is seen, in part, Inscrib'd on ev'ry human heart; In the Child's breast the spark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in man But...follies die, do griefs abate 'I Ah! what is life at fourscore years?— — [tears! One dark, rough road of sighs, groans, pains, and Perhaps you'll think... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...years ; That vanity is seen, in part, Inscribed on every human heart ; In the child's breast the spark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in man. But...life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate ? Ah ! what is life at fourscore years ? One dark rough road of sighs, groans, pains, and tears. Perhaps... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1849 - 578 pages
...years ; That vanity is seen, in part, Inscribed on every human heart ; In the child's breast the spark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in man. But...life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate ? Ah ! what is life at fourscore years ? One dark rough road of sighs, groans, pains, and tears. Perhaps... | |
 | Cheshire (England) - 1858 - 352 pages
...years; That vanity is seen in part Inscrib'd on ev'ry human heart. In the child's breast the spark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in man. But...life we journey late, If follies die do griefs abate ? Oh! what is life at fourscore years ? XLII.—ON AVARICE. WHAT man in his wits had not rather be... | |
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Child's breast the spark began, Grows with his growth, and glares in man But when in life we journey late, If follies die, do griefs abate 'I Ah! 
