Ah little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment,... An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State, of the Society for the ... - Page 44by James Neild - 1802 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1829 - 216 pages
...bleaching in the northern blast. 6. Ah, litfle think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasures, pow'r, and affluence surround; They who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth. And wanton, often duel riot, waste; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment., death,... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...Lays him along the snows, a stiffen'd corse ! Stretch'd out, and bleaching in the northern blast. Aht little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure,...little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood,... | |
| Mathew Carey - African Americans - 1830 - 480 pages
...character of the labouring classes from the mass of obloquy by which they are too often unjustly aspersed. "Ah! little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure,...giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel riot, waste, How many eat the bitter bread Of misery. Sore pinched by wintry winds, How many shrink into the sordid... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1830 - 256 pages
...Ah, little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasures, pow'r, and affluence surround ; They wno their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton,...little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this veiy moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain ! How many sink in the devouring flood,... | |
| William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...out, and bleaching in the northern blast Ah! little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure1, ies of ills by turns; Each vainly magnifies his own...Resents his fellow's, wishes it were less, Exults feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood,... | |
| William Godwin - Human beings - 1831 - 504 pages
...are given up to all the furious passions, or are for ever the prey of repining and depression. 2 E Ah, little think the gay, licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power and affluence surround, How many pine in want! How many shrink Into the sordid hut, how many drink The cup of grief, and eat... | |
| British preacher - 1831 - 756 pages
...music, paused in the midst of his solemn strain, and exclaimed in pensive and melting numbers — " Ah ! little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround, How many pine in want. Sore pierced by wintry winds, How many shrink into the sordid hut Of cheerless... | |
| William Godwin - Human beings - 1831 - 614 pages
...are given up to all the furious passions, or are for ever the prey of repining and depression. 2 E Ah, little think the gay, licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power and affluence surround, How many pine in want ! How many shrink Into the sordid hut, how many drink The cup of grief, and eat... | |
| 1832 - 548 pages
...MOUNTAINS. « By Mrs. Godwin. " Ah ! little think the gay, licentious proud, Whom pleasure, powen, and affluence surround ; They, who their thoughtless...little think they while they dance along How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain." THOMSON. ' " ONE half the world know... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1832 - 260 pages
...bleaching in the northern blast 6 Ah, little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasures, pow'r, an<i affluence surround ; They who their thoughtless hours...waste ; • Ah little think they, while they dance alongt How many feel, this very moment, death, A,nd all the sad variety of pain ! How many sink in... | |
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