 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...  The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets - Page 101813Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1720 - 284 pages
...brave not heav'n : But if the fruits of earth. Suftain thy life, and human be thy birth; Bold as thou art, too prodigal of breath, Approach and enter the dark gates of death. #. 170. ImmirtAh Ui,1 w!tb indlefi eafe.'] Too' Coder's and moft of the verfions take no notice of... | |
 | New year - English poetry - 1747 - 72 pages
...Congregations ; Searchers, Shroud-Maker st Coffin-Maker^, Sextons,Grave.s^Clerks^ #W UNDERTAKERS, &c. &C; Like Leaves on Trees the Race of Man is found, Now green in Tenth, nova with' ring on the Ground, Another Race the following Spring fupplies , They fall fucce/vue,... | |
 | Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...not heav'n : But if the fruits of earth 175 Suftain thy life, and human be thy birth ; Bold as thou art, too prodigal of breath, Approach, and enter the dark gates of death. What, rooted up, fo that his fubjc&s were obliged to mix it with water, when it was lefs plentiful : Hence... | |
 | William Dodd - English essays - 1764 - 330 pages
...tranflation. • , What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief ) can Tydeus" fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees, the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fuccefllve, and fucceflive... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...— :. 260. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground } Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
 | Thomas Whyte - 1778 - 100 pages
...hath been related in thefe Memoirs, fufficiently verifies the following verfes of the celebrated Pope. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground, Another race the following fpringfupplies, They fall fuccejjive, andfuccejfi-ue... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...not heaven : but if the fruits of earth .IJi Suftain thy life, and human be thy birth ; Bold as thou art, too prodigal of breath, Approach, and enter the...gates of death. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? 1Sa ILike leaves on trees the race of man is found,... | |
 | Homer - 1791 - 410 pages
...not heav'n : But if the fruits of earth, 1 75 Suftain thy life, and human be thy birth, Bold as thou art, too prodigal of breath, Approach and enter the...gates of death. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydcus* fon enquire ? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found,... | |
 | Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - Philosophy - 1792 - 396 pages
...fhorteft and moft obvious hint may fuffice to fet him free from grief or fear. Such is that of the poet: " Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, " Now green in youth, now withering on die " ground : ** Another race the following fpring fupplies, " They fall fucceflive, and fucceffive... | |
 | 1792 - 404 pages
...repeating to a new race what had, in years pail, been delivered to their forefathers, ftill continues. " Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground j Another race the following fpring fupplies; They fall fucceffive, and iucceffive... | |
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