 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
 | English poetry - 1801 - 224 pages
...we die. Uehold the child, by nature's kindly law, . Plcas'd with a rattle , tickled with a straw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...still, as that before; 'Till tir'd he sleeps , and life.s poor play Js o,ej. Mean-while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1802 - 208 pages
...CONTINUED. BEHOLD the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw 5 Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...b'ut as empty quite ; \, •, Scarfs, garters, gold amufe his riper ftage^ And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law 271 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 o'er.... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - 1804 - 408 pages
...may you not make of the great baby ? Behold the child ! Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a ftraw ; Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite j Stuck o'er wHi titles, and hung round with firings, Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper years... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 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 pray'r-books are the toys of age: 280 NOTES. Pleas'd for thofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 502 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 pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd NOTES. for thofe... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 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 : 280 Pleas'd NOTES. for thofe... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...when we die. Bthold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd wiih a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quile: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age... | |
 | John Sabine - 1807 - 316 pages
...when we die, Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight,...as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his ripei' stage, And beads and pray'r- books are the toys of age; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that... | |
 | 1807 - 316 pages
...when we die. Beheld the child, bv nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, lickled with a draw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amufe his riper ftage, And beads and prayer books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble ftill,... | |
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