 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
 | 1855 - 718 Seiten
...some of their concomitant faults : — 0 mortal man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain of tills thy hard estate ; That like an emmet thou must ever moil, Is a snd sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for It reason great ; For tho* sometimes it... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 Seiten
..."CASTLE OF INDOLENCE." O mortal man, who livesl here by toil, Do not complain of this thy hard estate j That like an emmet thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certea, there is for it reason great ; For, tliongh sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) - 1882 - 948 Seiten
...to be found. Take it in either point of view, industry is a blessing. Why paint it as a curse ? ' 1 O mortal man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date : Withouten that would come an heavier bale, Loose life, unruly passions, and diseases pale.'... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 Seiten
...to stand for hours at his window listening to the nightingale of Richmond. THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. 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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 Seiten
...thru, expressive silence, muse his praise FROM THE "CASTLE OF INDOLKNCB." O mortal man, who lives! 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,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 Seiten
...stiffened corse, Stretched out, and bleaching on the northern blast. FROM THE CASTLE OP INDOLENCE. 0 mortal man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...hard estate ; That like an emmet thou must ever moil, In a sad sentence of an ancient date ; And, certes, there is for it reason great; For, though sometimes... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 Seiten
...spreads, there must be joy. When e'en at last the solemn hour shall come, FROM THE " CASTLE OF INDOLENCE." O mortal man, who livest here by toil, Do not complain...thou must ever moil, Is a sad sentence of an ancient date j And, certes, there is for it reason great ; For, though sometimes it makes thee weep and wail,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 466 Seiten
...or Indolence, And its false luxury ; Where for a little time, alas! We liv'd right jollily. OMOKTAL 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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 778 Seiten
...Light ineffable ! Come, then, expressive silence, muse his praise FROM THE " CASTLE OF INDOLENCE." 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 anil wail,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 Seiten
...Light ineffable ! Come, then, expressive silence, muse his praise FROM THE "CASTLE OF INDOLENCE." 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,... | |
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