 Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 81by Alexander Pope - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1768 - 726 pages
...die. BEHOLD the child , by natures kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a flraw .' Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight ,...louder , but as empty quite.' Scarfs , garters , gold , amufe bis riper flags .' ~fnd beads and prayer-books are the toys of age.' iSo Pleas' d with this... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...die. Behold the child , by nature's kindly law , 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier 'play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : ago Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 pages
...die. Behold the child , by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle , ticlded with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs , garters , gold , amufe his ripcr ftage , And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bnuble... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1773 - 334 pages
...child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with ajlraru. Some livelier play -thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite. Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper Jlage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: Pleas' d with this bauble as... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1774 - 324 pages
...illuftrious Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas' d with a rattle, tickled with a fir aw. Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight ',...louder, but as empty quite. Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper Jiage ; And .beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1776 - 52 pages
...we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw: Some livelier play.thing gives his youth delight,. A little louder, but as empty quiEa : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ft'age, And beads and pray 'r.books are the toy* of... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...when we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age ; 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...when we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw: Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 pages
...we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a itraw : . A Some livelier play thing gives. his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters^ gold, ainufe his riper ftage ; And cards and counters are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
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