 Fierce Winter sweeps them from the face of day. Even so luxurious men, unheeding, pass An idle summer life in fortune's shine, A season's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind,...  The Natural History of Insects - Էջ 230James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - 1835 - 321 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 էջ
...infects glow ; by Hunger fed, Andcheer'd by toiling Ihirft, they rowlabout jze From toy to trifle, vanity to vice ; Till blown away by Death, Oblivion comes Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Nowfwarms the village o'er the jovial mead ; The ruftic youth,... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 էջ
...Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle Summer-Life in Fortunes-Shine, &c. From Toy to Trifle^ Vanity to Vice ; Till blown away by Death, Oblivion comes Behind, and ftrikes them from the Book of Life. Summer, ver. 311. The laft on a Midfummer Retreat — THRICE happy... | |
 | James Thomson, Barthold Heinrich Brockes - 1745 - 586 էջ
...Infeñs glow] by HUNGER fed, And chear'd by toiling THIRST, they rowl about 320 From Toy to Trifle, Vanity to Vice; Till blown away by Death, Oblivion comes Behind, and ftrikes diem from the Book of Life. Now fwarms the Village o'er the jovial Mead; The ruftic Youth,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 էջ
...of day. Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs 34^ An idle fummer-life in fortune's mine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from...to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and ftrikes them from die book of life. Now fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead: The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 էջ
...day. 345 .Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer-life in fortune's fbine, A feafon's glitter! Thus they flutter on .. , From toy to toy,...to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 3 5o Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead-;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 էջ
...day. 345 Even fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's Ihine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; •1•.;' Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of... | |
 | James Thomson - 1769 - 218 էջ
...of day. Even fo luxurious Men , unheeding , pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's shine , A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy , from...Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind , and ftrickes them from the book of life. Now fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead The ruftic youth,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 էջ
...day. 345 Ev'n fo luxurious Men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's fhine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; fill, blown away by death, oblivion comes 350 Behind, and (hikes them from the book of life*Now fwarms... | |
 | David Fordyce, James Fordyce - 1775 - 136 էջ
...day. Even fo luxurious men, unheeding pafs An idle fummer's life in fortune's mine, :: .''. A feafon's glitter! Thus they flutter on : From toy to toy, from vanity to vice ; . , 3 i<l Till blown away by death, oblivion comes -. , ;»j Behind, and ilrikes them from the book... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 էջ
...day. 345 Ev'n fo luxurious men, unheeding, pafs An idle fummer life in fortune's flvine, A feafon's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from...to vice ; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes 35* Behind, and ftrikes them from the book of life. Now fwarms the village o'er the jovial mead r The... | |
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