 Ah little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment,...  The Republic - Page 181851Full view - About this book
 | Luke Booker - 1787 - 90 pages
...furroundi 44 They, who their thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth* * And wanton, often cruel, riot wafle ; " Ah little think they, while they dance along, " How...many feel, this very moment, death, " And all the fad variety of pain I " How many pine In want ; How many drink 11 The cup of Grief, or eat the bitter... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...affluence furround; They, who their thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot wafte ; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the fad variety of pain. . How many fmk in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...northern blast. AH little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste; 325 Ah little think they, while they dance along, ]How many feel, this very moment, death, And all... | |
 | Missions - 1801 - 576 pages
...gay licentious throng " Whom pleaCure, pomps, and affluence furrotind: " Ah, little think they, as they dance along, " How many feel this very moment death, " And all the fad rariety of woe." THOMSON. But though they feel not the inclemency of winter ikies, they will one... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the fad variety of pain. How many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many bleed, By fhameful variance betwixt Man and Man. How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms j Shut from the common... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...affluence furfound; They, who their thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waOe; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the fad variety of pain : How many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame; how many bleed,... | |
 | 1794 - 954 pages
...furround ; They, who their thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth¿ And wanton, often cruel, riot waile ; Ah, little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the fad variety of pain. How many fink in the devouring flood. Or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 972 pages
...furround ; They, who their thoughtlefe hours in giddy mirth. And wanton, often cruel, riot wafte ; fad variety of pain. How many fink in the devouring flood. Or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...* AH little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affhience surround; * . They They who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel riot waste; ... .*,,•.A Ah little think they, how many feel, this very moment, death, .. .... %1 , T And all... | |
 | 1796 - 446 pages
...furround ; they, who their 'thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth, and wanton, often cruel, riot wafte. Ah! little think they, while they dance along, how many feel, this very moment, death and all the fad variety of pain. How many fink in the devouring flood, or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
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