 Hence youth good-humour, frugal craft old-age, Warm politicians term It party-rage, True churchmen zeal right orthodox ; and hence Fools think it gravity, and wits pretence ; To conftancy alone fond lovers join it, And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine...  Miscellaneous Pieces, in Verse and Prose - Page 40by Soame Jenyns - 1770 - 452 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Soame Jenyns - 1752 - 208 pages
...join it, And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine it. But have we then no law befides our will ? No jull criterion fix'd to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obdruct our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light ; For no lefs plain wou'd nature's law... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1755 - 360 pages
...and wits pretence ; To conftancy alone fond lovers join it, And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine it. But have we then no law befides our will ? No juft...criterion fix'-d to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obflruft our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light; For no lefs plain wou'd nature's law... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...and wits pretence: To conftahcy alone fond lovers join it, And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine it. But have we then no law befides our will? , No juft...criterion fix'd to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obftrucl: our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light; For no lefs plain would nature's law... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 412 pages
...alone fond lovers join it, And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine it. But have we then no law befidcs our will? No juft criterion fix'd to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obftrucl: our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light ; For no lefs plain would nature's... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 416 pages
...no law befidcs our will? No juft criterion fix'd to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obftrucT: our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light; For no lefs plain would nature's law appear, As the meridian fun unchang'd, and clear, Would we but fearch for what we... | |
 | Collection - 1770 - 370 pages
...wits pretence : To conftancy alone fond lovers join itj And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine it. Cut have we then no law befides our will? No juft criterion fix'd to good and ill? As well at noon we may obftrnet our fight, ^ Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light ; For no lefs plain would nature's... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 376 pages
...unafk'd to chaftity confine it. But have we then n» law befides our will ? No juft criterion fix'd tp good and ill ? As well at noon we may obftruft our fight, Then doubt if fiich a thing exifts as light; For no lefs plain would nature's law appear, As the meridian fun unchang'd,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1782 - 398 pages
...wits pretence : To conftancy alone fond lovers join it, And maids uuulk'd to ch ailay confine it. , But have we then no law befides our will ? No juft...may obftruft our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exirts as light; For no lefs plain would nature's law appear, As the meridian fun unchang'd, and clear.... | |
 | 1782 - 388 pages
...wits pretence : To conftancy alone fond lovers join it, i And maids unafk'd to chaftity confine it. But have we then no law befides our will ? No juft...criterion fix'd to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obftruct our fight, Then doubt if fuch a thing exifts as light; For no lefs plain would nature's law... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 376 pages
...join it, And maids unask'd to chastity confine it. But have we then no law besides our will i No just criterion fix'd to good and ill ? As well at noon we may obstruft our sight, Then doubt if such a thing exists as light ; For no less plain would nature's law... | |
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