 Tis pity Wine, which Nature meant To man in kindness to present, And gave him kindly, to caress And cherish his frail happiness, Of equal virtue to renew His wearied mind and body too, Should (like the cider-tree in Eden, Which only grew to be forbidden)...  Poetical Works - Seite 88von Samuel Butler - 1855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 Seiten
...JL To Man in Kindnefs to prefent; And gave him kindly to carefs, And cherifh his frail Happinefs, 5 Of equal Virtue to renew His wearied Mind, and Body too, Should (like the Cyder-tree in Eden, Which only grew, to be forbidden) No fooner come to be enjoy'd, io But th' Owner's... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 Seiten
...in vain Forget quite, and begin again. SATIRE UPON DRUNKENNESS. T' is pity wine, which Nature meant To man in kindness to present, And gave him kindly,...his frail happiness, Of equal virtue to renew His weary'd mind and body too, Should (like the cyder-tree in Eden, Which only grew to be forbidden) No... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...in vain Forget quite, and begin again. SATIRE UPON DRUXKE.\XES£ "Tis pity Wine, which Nature meant he cyder-tree in I '<•'. u, Which only grew to be forbidden) No sooner come to be enjoy'd, But th' owner... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 Seiten
...sillily for having no more wit than he ? SATIRE UPON DRUNKENNESS. T is pity wine, which Nature meant to man in kindness to present, and gave him kindly...his frail happiness, of equal virtue to renew his weary'd mind and body too, shou'd (like the cyder-tree in Eden, which only grew to be forbidden) no... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 Seiten
...sillily for having no more wit than he ? 13 SATIRE UPON DRUNKENNESS. T is pity wine, which Nature meant to man in kindness to present, and gave him kindly...his frail happiness, of equal virtue to renew his weary .d mind and body too, shou'd (like the cyder-tree in Eden, which only grew to be forbidden) no... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...before in vain Forget quite, and begin again. SATIRE UPON DRUNKENNESS. Tis pity Wine, which Nature meant To man in kindness to present, And gave him kindly,...Which only grew to be forbidden) No sooner come to be enjoy'd, But the' owner's fatally destroy'd; And that which she for good design'd, Becomes the ruin... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 Seiten
...known, Fame is the echo, and her voice your own. SATIRE DRUNKENNESS. 'Tis pity WINE, which nature meant To man in kindness to present ; And gave him kindly...renew His wearied mind, and body too, Should (like the cyder-tree in Eden, Which only grew, to be forbidden) No sooner come to be enjoy 'd, But th' owner's... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...change. — Pope. MDLXII. "Tis pity wine, which nature meant To man in kindness to present, And give him kindly to caress And cherish his frail happiness, Of equal virtue to renew His weary mind and body too, Shou'd (like the cider tree in Eden, Which only grew to be forbidden) No sooner... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 Seiten
...change. — Pope. MDLXII. 'Tis pity wine, which nature meant To man in kindness to present, And give him kindly to caress And cherish his frail happiness, Of equal virtue to renew His weary mind and body too, Shou'd (like the cider tree in Eden, Which only grew to be forbidden) No sooner... | |
 | 1830 - 316 Seiten
...witty Butler laments the abuse of wine in the following lines: — "Tis pity wine, which nature meant To man in kindness to present, And gave him kindly...equal virtue to renew His wearied mind and body too, Shou'd (like the cider-tree in Eden, Which only grew to be forbidden) No sooner come to be enjoy'd... | |
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