 E'en in the vale, where Wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship, peace, and contemplation join'd, How many, rack'd with honest passions, droop In deep retir'd distress. How many stand Around the death-bed of their dearest friends, And point the parting...  The Hive: Or, A Collection of Thoughts on Civil, Moral, Sentimental and ... - Page 331803 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1769 - 218 pages
...headlong from the height of life, They furnish matter for the tragic Mufe. Even in the vale , where wifdom loves to dwell , With friendship , peace , and contemplation join'd , How many, rack'd with honeft paffions, droop 34$ In deep retir'd diftrefs. How many ftand Around the death -bed of their... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...340 Whence tumbled headlong from the height of life, They furnish matter for the tragic Muse. Ev'n in the vale, where wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship,...join'd, How many, rack'd with honest passions, droop 345 In deep retir'd distress. How many stand Around the death-bed of their dearest friends, And point... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...remorse ; Whence tumbled headlong from the height of life, They furnish matter for the tragic Muse. Even in the vale, where wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship,...In deep retir'd distress. How many stand Around the death -bed of their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish. Thought fond man Of these , and... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...How many shake With;all the fiercer tortures of the mind, Unbounded passion, madness, guik, remorse! How many, rack'd with honest passions, droop In deep...their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish! Thought, fond man, Of these, and all the thousand nameless ills, That one incessant struggle render... | |
 | James Thomson - English poetry - 1802 - 320 pages
...remorse; Whence tumbled headlong from the height of life. They furnish matter for the tragic muse. E'en in the vale, where wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship,...their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish. Thought fond man Of these, and all the thousand nameless ills, That one incessant struggle render life,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...remorse; Whence tumbled headlong from the height of life, They furnish matter for the tragic Muse. Even in the vale, where wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship,...their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish. Thought fond man Of these, and all the thousand nameless ills, That one incessant struggle render life,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...remorse; Whence tumbled headlong from the height of life, They furnish matter for the tragic Muse. Even in the vale, where wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship,...their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish. Thought fond man Of these, and all the thousand nameless ills, That one incessant struggle render life,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
..., They furnish matter for the tragic Muse. Even in the vale , where wisdom loves to dwell , W ith, friendship , peace , and contemplation join'd , How...their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish. Thought fond Man Of these, and all the thousand nameless ills , That one incessant struggle render... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pages
...remorse; Whence tumhled headlong from the height of life. They furnish matter for the tragic Muse. Even in the vale, where wisdom loves to dwell, With friendship,...In deep retir'd distress. How many stand Around the death-hed of their dearest friends, And point the parting anguish. Thought fond Man Of these, and all... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pages
...; Whence, tumbled headlong from the height of life, They furnish matter for the Tragic Muse ! E'en in the vale, where Wisdom loves to dwell, With Friendship,...join'd, How many, rack'd with honest passions droop 345 In deep retir'd distress ! how many stand Around the death-bed of their dearest friends, And point... | |
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