The limits of their little reign, And unknown regions dare descry ; Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as... Boys and their ways, by one who knows them - Seite vivon Boys - 1880 - 331 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 Seiten
...: Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. i Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when...Theirs buxom health of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever-new, And lively cheer of vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 Seiten
...descry: Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snateh a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when...buxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever uew, And lively cheer, of vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1821 - 196 Seiten
...descry: Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snateh a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, Theirs buxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever uew, And lively cheer, of vigour born ;... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 584 Seiten
...every wind, And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possess'd ; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the...Theirs buxom Health, of rosy hue, Wild Wit, Invention ever-new, And lively Cheer, of Vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, N The spirits pure,... | |
| John Platts - 1822 - 844 Seiten
...every object, novelty; every prospect, hope. — Of children, Gray observes : — Gay hope is their's, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest ; The tear...forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast. There is a captivation in the smile of infant innov ence, — in its smooth and benign features, —... | |
| William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 Seiten
...descry : Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind. And snatch a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing when...forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast : 'rs buxom health of rosy hue, wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer of vigour bnrn ; The thoughtless... | |
| Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1824 - 294 Seiten
...acquaintance with the insufficiency of earthly pleasures, are not to be encountered. " Theirs are the joys by Fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest, The tear...forgot, as soon as shed, The sun-shine of the breast." This truth was well understood by Madam L , and practised with that ardour which the love of benevolence... | |
| 1829 - 600 Seiten
...hope. Of children, Gray says,— Gay hope is theirs, by fancy fed, Less pleasing, when possess'd ; The tear forgot as soon as shed The sunshine of the breast. There is a captivation in the smile of infant innocence, in its smooth and benign features, and in... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...look behind, They hear a voiee in every wind, And snateh a fearful joy. Gay hope is theirs, by faney oven two, as writen folk beforne ; Ne never, sithen...Contrefete the sophimes of his art ; Ne were worthy to un eheer, of vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light,... | |
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