But me, not destined such delights to share, My prime of life in wandering spent and care ; Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet,... The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Pagina 157editat de - 1804Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pagini
...ftranger to his food, And leirn the luxury of doing good. But me, not deftin'd fuch delights to mare, My prime of life in wandering fpent and care : Impell'd,...bounding earth and Ikies., Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverfe realms alone, And find no fpot of all the world my own.... | |
| 1785 - 316 pagini
...the luxury of doing good. But me, not deftin'd fuch delights to fhare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpent and care : Impell'd, with fteps unceafing, to...the view; That, like the circle bounding earth and fkies ; Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverfe realms alone, And... | |
| 1785 - 320 pagini
...deftin'd fuch delights to fhare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpent and care : Impell'd, with ftep» unceafing, to purfue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view; Thst, like the circle bounding earth and fkies ; Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune... | |
| John Adams - 1789 - 376 pagini
...the luxury of doing good. But me, not deftin'd fuch delights to fhare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpent and care ! Impell'd with fteps unceafing, to...the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and fkies, Allures from far, yet as I follow, flies ; » The Author's brother. My fortune leads to traverfe... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 396 pagini
...to share, My prime of lite in wand'ring spent and care : Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pagini
...ftranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good. But me, not deftin'd fuch delights to fhare, My prime of life in wandering fpent and care : Impell'd,...the view; That, like the circle bounding earth and fkies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies; My fortune leads to traverfe realms alone, And find... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagini
...(hare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpcnt, and care : Impell'd, \vith ftcp<. unceafing, to purfuc Some fleeting good that mocks me with the view ; That,...bounding earth and Ikies, Allures from far, yet as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverfe realms alone, And find ro fpot of all the world my own.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagini
...delights to (hare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpent, and care : Imptll'd, with ftcps unccafing, to purfue Some fleeting good that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and Cues, Allures from far, yet as I follow flies ; My fortune leads to traverfc realms alone, And find... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pagini
...luxury of doing good ! But me, not deftin'd fuch delights to fliare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpent and care! Impell'd, with fteps unceafing, to...the view; That, like the circle bounding earth and fldes, Allures from far, yet as I follow ffies : My fortune leads to traverfe realms alone, And find... | |
| James Roach - 1792 - 284 pagini
...deflin'd fuch delights to fhare, My prime of life in wand'ring fpenr, and care ; Impell'd, with fleps unceafing, to purfue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ;. ' • That, like the cirele, bounding earth and fkies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies*; My fortune leads to traverfe... | |
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