 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 - 1824 - 76 pages
...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 little louder, but as empty quite ! 261. Let tlie passion be that, which it may be ; or what ever may be considered as an indef. pro.... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - 1824 - 296 pages
...» hen we die. Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tnkled with a straw; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight) A little louder, but as emply quite : Cumi•, t^TIcis, goiii, amuse ins rijif.r S!3£e, And heads and prayer-books are the... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - 1825 - 298 pages
...tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little loudef^but as ernpty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage,...Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; Till tired he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds wHh varying rays Those painted... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...when we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age Pleased with this bauble still, as that before, Till tired he sleeps,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...louder, but as empty quite ; Searfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, :Vnd beads and prayer-books are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still,...Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. \leanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted elouds that beautify our days ; Eaeh want... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...age supply ; Hope travels through, nor quite us when we die. Some livelier play-thing gives his yoath delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs,...garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : £80 Pleased with this bauble still, as that before : Till tired... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And cards and counters arc the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before j Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds, with varying rays, Those... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1826 - 550 pages
...consistent ? " Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...garters, gold, amuse his riper stage : And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age. Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; Till, tir'd, he sleeps,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...when we die. Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A...quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, A nd beads and prayer-books arc the toys of age : Pleas'd witli this bauble still, as tliat before... | |
 | 1827 - 290 pages
...» » * » 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,, A little louder, but as empty quite : ***** Each want of happiness by hope supply'd, And each vacuity of sense by pride : * # * * ... One... | |
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