 | David Lewis - English poetry - 1726 - 346 pages
...compleat, Big with the Vanity of Stdte ; But tranfient is the Smile of Fate ! A little Rule, a little Sway, A Sun-beam in a Winter's Day • Is all the Proud...Vefture wrought, To inftruft our wand'ring Thought; Thusftie drefles green and gay, To difperfe our Cares away. Ever charming, ever new, When will the... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1755 - 356 pages
...the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, and fbmetimes How, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human Ufe to endlefs fteep ! Thus is nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft our wand'ring thought ; Thus me... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endlefs fleep ! Thus is nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft our wand'ring thought ; Thus me drefles green... | |
 | 1758 - 352 pages
...the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in (hade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endlefs fleep ! Thus is nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft our wand'ring thought j Thus flie drefles green... | |
 | John Dyer - English poetry - 1761 - 196 pages
...grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in fliade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endlefs fleep ' Thus is nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft our wand'ring thought ; Thui Thus flie drefles... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 396 pages
...grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in fhade and fan, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endlefs fleep! Thus is nature's vefture wrought, To inftruct our wand'ring thought; ' Thus me drefies green... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endlefs fleep ! Thus is nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft our wand'ring thought ; Thus fhe drefles green... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 410 pages
...grave. I .1 And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in fhade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life, to endlefs fleep! Thus is Nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft our wandering thought; Thus fhe dreffes green... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...grave. And fee the rivers how they ran, Through woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life, to endlcfs fleep ! Thus is Nature's vefture wrought, To inftruct our wandering thought; Thus fhedrefies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 702 pages
...grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in fhadeand fun, .Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Xike human life, to endlefs fleep ! Thus is Nature's vefture wrought, To inftruft.our wandering thought;... | |
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And see the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in shade and sun Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life, to endless sleep... 
