 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
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1852 - 276 Seiten
...nearly as they could be recollected on the day after the conversations occurred. AN EDITOR AT HOME. 0 mortal man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...estate ; — That, like an emmet, thou must ever moil, ls a hard sentence of an ancient date : And, certes, there is reason for it great; For though, sometimes,... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1853 - 416 Seiten
...other, though he does not give praise where it is due. The Church only uses words like his, eaying — " 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,... | |
 | James Thomson, George Gilfillan - 1853 - 408 Seiten
...hight of Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas ! We lived right jollily. L 0 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,... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 Seiten
...add not to his worth, Who is himself an honour to his titles. Pope. 638 TOIL. TOMR. TOIL. O MOETAL 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, And... | |
 | David Trevena Coulton - 1853 - 334 Seiten
...electric shock, and sent the blood in quicker motion through every vein of his body. CHAPTER II. " 0 mortal man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate, That like an emmet tbou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is reason for it great;... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 Seiten
...CASTLE OF IXDOLKNTE. ¡Я ALLEOOIUCiL POEM, WRIÏTE.V Ш IMITATION OF SI'E.xsr.H . CANTO I. O MOBTAL man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate ; Thnt like an emmet thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there... | |
 | James Thomson - 1854 - 404 Seiten
...bight of Indolence, And its false luxury; Where for a little time, alas! We lived right lollily. I. 0 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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 Seiten
...THE " CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. O mortal man, who livesl here by toil, Do not complain of this thy haril 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,... | |
 | 1855 - 834 Seiten
...INDOLENCE. Ot ÁLUOORICÍL POUf, WMTTIM ГМ ПЛТЛТ10Х ОТ SPEMSZH. CANTO I. О МОЕТАЬ 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, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 Seiten
...favourite poet : * Oh, mortal man, that livest here by toil, Cease to repine and grudge thy hard estate I 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,... | |
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