 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay, So flourish these, when those...  The Works of William Cowper: His Life and Letters - Էջ 272William Cowper - 1835Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1826 - 722 էջ
...age, Magilligan, Aug. It. J. GRAHAM. AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND IN THI COUNTY or LIMERICK. " Likeleaves on trees the race of man is found ; Now green in youth, now withering on the ground} Another race thefollou-ing race supplies, They fall successive, and successive... | |
 | New year - 1747 - 72 էջ
...Congregations ; Searchers, Shroud-Maker st Coffin-Maker^, Sextons,Grave.s^Clerks^ #W UNDERTAKERS, &c. &C; Like Leaves on Trees the Race of Man is found, Now green in Tenth, nova with' ring on the Ground, Another Race the following Spring fupplies , They fall fucce/vue,... | |
 | Homerus - 1756 - 254 էջ
...copy of What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, lReply'd the chief) can Tydtue ' fon inquire ? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now...with'ring on the ground; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife* V. 181. Like leaves on trees.] There is... | |
 | William Dodd - 1764 - 330 էջ
...tranflation. • , What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief ) can Tydeus" fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees, the race of man is found, Now...with'ring on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fuccefllve, and fucceflive rife : So generations in their courfe decay,... | |
 | 1765 - 416 էջ
...Stood the ftrength df car-borne Ofcar ? Fingal himfelf paffed Like leaves on trees the race of men are found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fapplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife. PoPE. * Ryno, the fon of Fingal, who was... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 էջ
...— :. 260. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now...with'ring on the ground } Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife : So generations in their couffe decay... | |
 | Thomas Whyte - 1778 - 100 էջ
...hath been related in thefe Memoirs, fufficiently verifies the following verfes of the celebrated Pope. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now...with'ring on the ground, Another race the following fpringfupplies, They fall fuccejjive, andfuccejfi-ue rife ; So generations in their courfe decay, thcfe,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 396 էջ
...death. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fi:pplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 էջ
...What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? 1Sa ILike leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 370 էջ
...fixth book of the Iliad, " comparing the generations of men to the annual «« fucceffion of leaves. " Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, " Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; " Another race the following fpring fupplies, " They fall fucceffive, and... | |
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