 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 strani
...state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those...fortifying ourselves within, when there is so little dependance upon our outworks. Youth, at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life, in a gentler... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1825 - 288 strani
...state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those...ourselves within, when there is so little dependence on our outworks. Youth, at the very best, is but a betrayer ot human life in a gentler and smoother... | |
 | 1826 - 316 strani
...volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those props of ourvanity, our strength and youth, that we think of fortifying ourselves within, when there is so little dependance on our outworks. Youth at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life in a gentler and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1827 - 390 strani
..." inspires us with the thoughts of a future, " better than a thousand volumes of philo" sophers and divines. It gives so warning " a concussion to those...ourselves within, when there " is so little dependence on our outworks. " Youth, at the very best, is but a be" trayer of human life in a gentler and " smoother... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 strani
...following verses have but a remote reference to Mr. Pope's letter. t " Youth, at the very best, is but the betrayer of human life in a gentler and smoother manner than age ; 'tis like the stream that nourishes a plant upon a bank, and causes it to flourish and blossom to... | |
 | 1827 - 684 strani
...earthly state, and inspires us with hopes of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those props of our vanity, our youth, and our strength, that we think of fortifying ourselves within, when there is so little dependence... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 strani
...state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and ade. Deaf the praised car, and mute the tuneful tongue. Even ho whose soul now melts iu mournful laya, thiuk of fortifying ourselves within, when there is so little meedence upon onr outwork». Youth at... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1835 - 342 strani
...hare but a remote reference to Mr. Pope's letter. — Mason. t "Youth, at the very best, is but the betrayer of human life in a gentler and smoother manner than age ; 'tis like the stream that nourishes a plant upon a bank, and causes it to flourish and blossom to... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1837 - 252 strani
...state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those...ourselves within, when there is so little dependence on our outworks. Youth at the very best, is but a betrayer of human life in a gentler and smoother... | |
 | George Augustus Addison - 1837 - 372 strani
...the present topic, as a sufficient apology for inserting them. " Youth, at the very best, is but the betrayer of human life in a gentler and smoother manner than age : 'tis like the stream that nourishes a plant c upon a bank, and causes it to flourish and blossom... | |
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Sickness is a sort of early old age : it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state, and inspires us with the thoughts of a future, better than a thousand volumes of philosophers and divines. It gives so warning a concussion to those props of our vanity,... 
