 | Henry Kirke White - Poets, English - 1808 - 698 pages
...vain-, And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ! Why fly from ill, With anxious skill, When soon this band will freeze, this throbbing heart be still. 8. Come, Disappointment, come! Thou art not stern... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 404 pages
...vaiu, And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts, and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ? Why fly from ill With...anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart be still ; Come, Disappointment, come,! Thou art not stern to me ; Sad Monitress !... | |
 | James Plumptre - Songs, English - 1811 - 486 pages
...vain, And volatile and fleet, 'Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ! Why fly from ill, With...anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart be still. 8 Come, Disappointment, come ! Thou art not stern to me ; Sad Monitress !... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 400 pages
...• And volatile and licet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts, and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat? Why fly from ill With anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart be still ? Come, Disappointment, come ! Thou art not stern to me; Sad Monitress ! I... | |
 | William Bengo Collyer - Hymns - 1812 - 980 pages
...vain, And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat] Why fly from ill With anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart lie still ? HYMN DCCCLX. The Harp of Jud,ahj or, the Hiding-place. HK. WHITE. 1 \ WAKE,... | |
 | Henry Kirke White, Robert Southey - 1816 - 398 pages
...vain, And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts, and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ? Why fly from ill With...anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart be still ? 8. Come, Disappointment, come ! Thou art not stern to me; Sad MonitressM... | |
 | 1824 - 604 pages
...volatile, and fleet, Why shonldst thou lay up earthly joy*, Where rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat? Why fly from ill, With anxious skill, Since soon thy band must freeze, thy throbbing heart be still?" HK WHITE. LADY, whilst gathering friends... | |
 | 1825 - 556 pages
...vain And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up eartbly joys, Where rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ? Why fly from ill With...anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart lie still ? KIKKE WHITE. i KEVIEW OF BOOKS. The Substance qfa Journal during a Residence... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...vain And volatile and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat? Why fly from ill With anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart lie still I LXVII. AH ! when did wisdom covet length of days, Or seek its bliss in... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - English poetry - 1827 - 486 pages
...And volatile, and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where dust corrupts, and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ? Why fly from ill With...anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart be still? Come, Disappointment, come! Thou art not stern to me ; Sad monitress ! I... | |
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Then since this world is vain, And volatile, and fleet, Why should I lay up earthly joys, Where rust corrupts, and moth destroys, And cares and sorrows eat ? Why fly from ill With anxious skill, When soon this hand will freeze, this throbbing heart be... 
