| Charles Gildon, Sir Charles Sedley, George Stepney, John Dryden - 1701 - 362 Seiten
...Glafs, Bring but the flattering ObjecT: near, They're all a fencelefs-gloomy Mafs. . Seeing aright we fee our Woes, Then what avails it to have Eyes ? From Ignorance our Comfort flows, The onely Wretched, are the Wife. We wearied fhou'd lye down in Death ; This cheat of Life wou'd take... | |
| John Dryden - 1706 - 490 Seiten
...Glafs^ Bring but the flatf ring Objefts near, They're all a Jenfelefs gloomy Mafs. X. Seeing aright, we fee our Woes, Then what avails it to have Eyes? From Ignorance our Comfort flows, The only wretched are the Wife. • '•' . XL • .--;' -, The weary'd fliould lye down in Death,... | |
| John Dunton - 1707 - 584 Seiten
...enjoy any thing, becaufe we know nothing at all when we come into the World. right, »e fee our Wo:s, Then what avails it to have Eyes . From Ignorance our Comfort flows, The only wretcbfd art the Wife. But /fa« V we acquire any dg, it wou'd be only by our internal and... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 Seiten
....' • • - • They lofe their F0rms> and make a Mafs Confus'd and black, if brought too near. IX, If We fee right, We fee our Woes : Then what avails...it to have Eyes \ From Ignorance our Comfort flows : The only Wretched are the Wife. X. We weary 'd ihould lye down in Death: This Cheat of Life would... | |
| Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 Seiten
...Things well appear: They lofe their Forms, and make a Mafs Confus'd and black, if brought too near. If we fee Right, we fee our Woes •, Then what avails...our Comfort flows, And Sorrow from our being wife. 10. We weary'd, fhould lye down in Death •, This cheat of Life wou'd take no more : If you thought... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 322 Seiten
...things will appear: They lofe their forms, and make a mafs Confus'd and black, if brought too near. IX. If we fee right, we fee our woes : Then what avails...it to have eyes ? From ignorance our comfort flows: The only wretched are the wife. X. We wearied fhould lie down in death : This cheat of life would take... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 Seiten
...things well appear : They lofe their forms, and make a mafs Confus'd and black if brought too near. IX. If we fee right, we fee our woes : Then what avails...it to have eyes ? From ignorance our comfort flows. The only wretched are the wife. X. We weary'd mould lye down in death : This cheat of life would take... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1028 Seiten
...will appear : They lofe their forms, and make a mafs Confus'U and black, if brought too near. IX. Jf we fee right, we fee our woes : Then what avails it to have eyes ? From ignorance our comfort flows : The only wretched are the wife. 5 X. We X. We wearied ftoaU fie down in dadi : This chett of life... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 316 Seiten
...will appear ; • They lofe their forms, and make a mal* Confus'd and black, if brought too near. IX. If we fee right, we, fee our woes : Then what avails it to have eyes ? From ignorance oxir comfort flows : The only wretched are the wife. 5 . X. We 4» X. We wearied Qiould lie down in... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 Seiten
...They lofe their forms, and make a mafs Confus'd and black if brought too near. IX. If we fee rightj we fee our woes : Then what avails it to have eyes ? From ignorance our comfort flows. The only wretched are the wife. X. We weary'd fhould lye down in death : This cheat of life would take... | |
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