 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 σελίδες
...shed in pray'r; No happier task these faded eye's ptttsiie5 To readand-weep is all they now can da. Then share thy pain, allow that sad relief; Ah, more than share it, give me all thy grief. 50 Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid; They... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 σελίδες
...Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare, 4T Love but demands what else were shed in pray'r ; No happier task these faded eyes pursue ; To read...relief ; Ah, more than share it, give me all thy grief. 50 Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid : They... | |
 | 1804 - 452 σελίδες
...Pope noted this thought; for the following lines seem a beautiful heightening of the idea: " Heaven first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid." Then he adds, " Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 σελίδες
...else enjoin 'd me. MU» i. Employment; business. Mis mental powers were equal to greater tubAnnitr). No happier task these faded eyes pursue, To read and weep is all they now can do. A;'. 3 . To take to TA s K . To reprove ; to reprimand. A hoi y man tt*>ka soldier to tail upon the... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 360 σελίδες
...trèsagréablement imitée par M. le comte de G***, (i). I (i) Almanach des Muscs, année 1789, page 9. HEROIDES. Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid,...captive maid : They live, they speak, they breathe whatlove inspiras, -"Wrarm from the soul , and faithful to its fires ; The virgin's wish without her... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 σελίδες
...Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare, Love hut demands what else were shed in pray'r ; No happier task these faded eyes pursue ; To read...Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some hanish'd lover, or some captive maid ; They live,they speak,they hreathe what love inspires; Warm from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 σελίδες
...Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare, 4ff Love but demands what else were shed in pray'r; No happier task these faded eyes pursue; To read and...relief; Ah, more than share it, give me all thy grief. SO Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid : They... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 σελίδες
...? Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare, Love but demands what else were shed in pray'r; No happier task these faded eyes pursue ; To read...Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some hanish' d lover, or some captive maid ; They live, they speak, they breathe what love inspires, Warm... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 σελίδες
...they? Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare, Love but demands what else were shed in prayer; No happier task these faded eyes pursue ; To read...relief; Ah, more than share it, give me all thy grief. Heaven first t .night letters for some wretch's aid. Some banish' d lover, or some captive maid; They... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 σελίδες
...they? Tears still are mine, and those I need not spare, Love but demands what else were shed in pray'r; No happier task these faded eyes pursue ; To read and weep is all tliey now can do. Then share thy pain, allow that sad relief; All, more than share it, give me all... | |
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Then share thy pain , allow that sad relief; Ah, more than share it, give me all thy grief. Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid , Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid... 
