tis all a cheat ; Yet, fooled with Hope, men favour the deceit, Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay ; To-morrow's falser than the former day, Lies worse, and while it says we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest. AMONG MY BOOKS - الصفحة 12بواسطة JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. A.M. - 1870عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...health and gay desires. COWLEY. The Vanity of Life. When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat ; Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit, Trust on, and think...former day, Lies worse ; and while it says, we shall be bless'd With some new joys, cuts off what we possessed. Strange coz'nage ! none would live past years... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 456
...son erreur, l'homme encor la prolonge ; -3. G Trust on and think to morrow will repay, To morrow's falser than the former day. Lies worse ; and while...shall be blest "With some new joys, cuts off what we possess'd. Strange cozenage, none would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure from what yet... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 562
...poetical : Yet fool'd with Rope, men favourtKe deceit; When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat, ** V Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay ; To-morrow's...; Lies worse ; and while it says we shall be blest Strange cozenage ! none would live past years With some new joys, cuts off what we possest. again ;... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 532
...Dryden, equally philosophical and poetical : a When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat, " Yet fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; " Trust on, and...repay ; > " To-morrow's falser than the former day ; *e Lies worse; and while it says we shall be blest " With some new joys, cuts off what we possest... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 436
...passage, descriptive of life, has been distinguished by all the critics, down to Dr Johnson : Anr. When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat ; Yet, fooled...day ; Lies worse ; and, while it says, We shall be blot With some new joys, cuts off what we posscst. Strange cozenage ! none would live past years ag»in>... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...by all the critics, down to Dr Johnson : Aur. When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat ; Vet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit ; Trust on, and think...off what we possest. Strange cozenage ! none would lire past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And from the dregs of life think... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...'tis all a cheat ; ,;.<i !•, - ; Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit ; , . „ __ i ,§, Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay : To-morrow's...blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest. i . Strange cozenage ! none would lire past years again, , . .• : Yet all hope pleasure in what yet... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...says ; and I may also quote the celebrated lines of Dryden, equally philosophical and poetical : — When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat, Yet, fooled...off what we possest. Strange cozenage ! None would lire past years again ; Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And from the dregs of life think... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 440
...Dryden, equally philosophical and poetical : — " When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat ; Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think...former day ; Lies worse ; and while it says we shall be bless'd With some new joys, cuts off what we possess'd. Strange cozenage! none would live past years... | |
| James Boswell - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...of Dryden, equally philosophical and poetical : " When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat, Yet fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit ; Trust on, and think...Lies worse ; and while it says we shall be blest With gome new joys, cuts oil' what we possest. Strange cozenage! none would live past years again; Yet all... | |
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