 O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate ; That like an emmet thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,...  The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette - Seite 3361830Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas! We lived right jollily. I. o MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a little time, alai I We lived right jollity. I. MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802
...false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas ! We lived right jollily. J. o MORTAL man, who livcst here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate;...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804
...high of Indolence, And its false luxury, Where, for a little time, alas ! We liv'd right jollity. I. O MORTAL Man ! who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date : And, certes, there is for it reason great : For tho' sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806
...the words of his favourite poet: " O mortal man, that livest here by toil, Cease to repine and grudge thy hard estate; That like an emmet thou must ever moil. Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; Although sometimes it makes thee weep and wail, And... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where fora little time, alas! We liv'd right jollily. I. O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; [wail, For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808
...castle height of indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a httle time, alas! We liv'd right jollily. O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes it makes thee' weep and wail,... | |
 | British poets - 1809
...hight of Indolence, Aad its false luxury; Where for a little time, alas 1 " We liT'd right jollily. r\ Mortal man, who livest here by toil, ^ Do not complain...thou must ever moil. Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, tho' sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809
...of Indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a little time, alas ! We liv'd right jellily. ...... O MORTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate : That like an ernmet thou must ever it-oil, Is a sad sentence of an antient date; And, cerles, there is for it reason... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 526 Seiten
...Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas ! We liv'd rightjollily. O MOHTAI. man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, tho' sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
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