| James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pages
...surround ; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth. And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many hleed,... | |
| Aphorisms and apothegms - 1803 - 228 pages
...' " *,# They, who their thoughtless hours in gidfy mirth, Su And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; Ah ! little think they while they dance along, How many feel this very moment, death, And ail the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. — How... | |
| Theology - 1803 - 512 pages
...gay licentious throng, " Whom pleafure, pomps, and affluence furround : " Ah, little think they, as they dance along, " How many feel this very moment death, " And all the fad variety of Vroe." THOMSON. But though they feel not the inclemency of winter ikies, they will one day feel the... | |
| James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pages
...corse, 320 Stretch'd out and bleaching in the northern blast. And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; 325 Ah ! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment death, And all the sad variety of pain : How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame ! how many bleed,... | |
| John Evans - Wales, North - 1804 - 440 pages
...And wanton, often cruel, 'riot NVaste ; • ." '•' • :| ••' j..Ah! little think they, whjlei they dance, along,. , '\ .• How many feel, this very moment, death . And all the sad variety of pain ! ? TT '' '*' t i' • T '- * •^-'' - : * - * — - • How many drink the cup... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...bleaching in the northern blaft.Ah, little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleafure, pow'r and affluence furround ; They who their thoughtlefs hours...many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flames. How maay bleed, < By fhameful variance betwixt man and man ! How many pine in want, and dungeon... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...THE MISERIES OF HUMAN LIFE. X\H ! little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleafure, power, and affluence furround; They, who their thoughtlefs hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot w.ifte; Ah ! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, Ai;i... | |
| Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...On the Miseries of Human Life. AH little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleafure, power, and affluence furround ; -They, who their thoughtlefs...many fink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flaine : How many bleed, ' . By fhameful variance betwixt man and man : How many pine in want, and... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...surround ; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; Ah ! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood , Or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
| James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...surround ; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste; 325 Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame. How many bleed,... | |
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