 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 σελίδες
...her felf erect. Clouds or Affe&ions from our younger Eyes, ConceaJ that Happinefs which Age deicries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 σελίδες
...felf erecl. Clouds of Affeftions from our younger Eyes, Conceal that Happinefs which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light, thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw nearer their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 σελίδες
...certain to be loflv Clouds of Affection from our younger Eyes Conceal that Emptinefs, which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made: Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home : Leaving the Old,... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1757 - 90 σελίδες
...refined writer. . Stronger by weaknefs, wiftr, men become As they draw near to their eternal home. The Soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. 2. After all, thefe conceits, I doubt, are not much to your tafte. The inftance I am going to give,... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 σελίδες
...Clouds of affection from our younger eyes, Conceals that emptinefs which time defcries. The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Stronger by weaknefs wifer men become, As they draw nearer to their lateft home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 σελίδες
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to thefhaking down this fcaffolding of the body,... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 264 σελίδες
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that " The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made." Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to the fhaking down this fcaffolding of the body,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 626 σελίδες
...eailier than this play of Sbakfpeare Waller has the fame thought : " The foul's dark cottage, battcr'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light, thro' chinks that time has made." STIXVZNSV On this pafTage the elegant and learned Bifhop of Worcefter ha* the following criticifm.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1796 - 210 σελίδες
...fome advantage by it. If what • Mr. Waller fays, be true, that ' The foul's dark cottage, battcr'd and decay'd, ' Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made ; ' Then liirely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age < to the making down this fcaffolding of the body,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 402 σελίδες
...hope I have received fome advan' tage by it. If what Mr. Waller fays ' be true, that « The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, * Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made ; ' Then furely ficknefs, contributing no ' lefs than old age to the fbaking down ' this fcaffblding of the... | |
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