 | English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...GRAHAM. AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND IN THI COUNTY or LIMERICK. " Likeleaves on trees the race of man is found ; Now green in youth, now withering on the ground} Another race thefollou-ing race supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise. & generations in their course... | |
 | English essays - 1733 - 750 pages
...following beautiful Comparifon, preaches the fame Doclrine. . , , ve. on trees' th'e««of »tfrisfcund, green in youth, now withering on the ground : Another race- the following fpring fupplia, TheV fall I'uccelTive, and liioceflive rile: fio^^n.. in their courfe decay, So Hourifii... | |
 | John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 342 pages
...vouchers for their antiquity : ay f' guv, &c. J^. £. ' Like Like leaves on trees the race of men is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground. Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife>; So generations in their courfe decay.... | |
 | John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 618 pages
...antiquity : O«j B-jg/ ^u^Awji ytvetij roai ft xow etyfguv, &c. td* Like leaves on trees the raee of men is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground. Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceflive, and fuccefllve rife ; So generations in their courfe decay.... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 370 pages
...generations of men to the annual «« fucceffion of leaves. " Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, " Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; " Another race the following fpring fupplies, " They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife: " So generations in their tums decay;... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...falling leaves, an apt comparifon for the fugitive races of men. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground. Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fuccefiii'c, and fucccflive rife ; So generations in their courfe decay,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon inquire ? Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceflive and fuccefiive rife : So generations in their courfe decay ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? i So Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground; Another race the following fpring fiipplies j They fall fucceffive, and fucceflive rife: So generations in their courfe decay;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies j They fall fucceflive, and fucceflive rife : So generations in their courfe decay... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...who my sire (Reply'd the chief), can Tydens' son inquire? ISO Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground;...Another race the following spring supplies ; They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay ; 185 So flourish these,... | |
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Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies; They fall successive, and successive rise : So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those... 
