 Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah ! why should they know their fate ? Since sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their paradise. No more ; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.  A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes - Page 270edited by - 1755Full view - About this book
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 344 pages
...fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flow-confuming age. To each his fuff'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan, The tender...for his own. Yet ah ! why mould they know their fate ! Since forrow never comes too late, And happinefs too fwift'y flies. Thought would deftroy their paradife.... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1765 - 410 pages
...fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flow-confuming age. To each his fuff'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan, ' The tender...another's pain ; Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah ! why fhould they know their fate I Since forrow never comes too late, And happinefs too fwiftly flies. Thought... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, ' , And flow-confuming age. To each his fuff'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan, The tender...another's pain ; Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah ! why fhould they know their fate, Since forrow never conies too late, And happinefs too fwiftly flies* Thought... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Cats - 1768 - 140 pages
...band, That numbs the fcul with icy hand, » I And flow-confuming Age, K • To each his fuff'rings : all are men, ' •' Condemn'd alike to groan ; ••>...another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet ah* ! why fhould they know their fate ? Since forrow never comes too late, And happinefs too fwiftly flies. Thought... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1768 - 142 pages
...the foul with icy hand, And flow-confuming Age. To each his fufFrings: all are men, Condemn'd dlike to groan, The tender for another's pain; Th' unfeeling...-for his own. Yet ah ! why mould they know their fate ? Since forrow never comes too late, And happinefs too fwiftly flies. Thought would deftroy their paradife.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the foul, with icy hand, And flow-confuming Age. To each his luff' rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan, The tender for another's pain j Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, Yet, ah ! why fhould they know their fate ? Since forrow never comes... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1775 - 168 pages
...Palamoa and Anile. That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flow-confuming Age. To each his fuff'rings : all are men» Condemn'd alike to groan } The tender for another's pain 5 Th" unfeeling for his own. •' Yet ah ! why fliould they know their fate J Since forrow never comes... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1778 - 182 pages
...fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flow-confuming Age. To each his fuff'rings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan ; The tender...another's pain ; Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah ! why fhould they know their fate | Since forrow never comes too late, And happinefs too fwiftly flies. Thought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...fill the band, That numbs the foul with icy hand, And flow-confuming Age. To each his fufferings i all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. * — Madnefs laughing in his ireful mood. Dryden's Fable of Palamon and Arcite, Yet ah ! why fliould... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...labouring finew drains; That numbs the foul with icy hand; And flow-confuming age. To each his fuff'rings: all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan, The tender...another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah ! why fhould they know their fate? Since forrownever comes <oo late, And happinefs too fwiftly flies: Thought... | |
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