Pleasures the sex, as children Birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the Toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost: At last, to follies Youth could scarce defend... The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ... - Seite 136von Alexander Pope - 1787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 Seiten
...eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, , Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last to follies youth could scarce... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1859 - 504 Seiten
...the aim* and the fate of this sex,— L A» to power. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursuei, C cateh, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 Seiten
...every eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last to follies youth could scarce... | |
| 1866 - 328 Seiten
...every eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last to follies youth could scarce... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 Seiten
...every eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...eye ; Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. 230 Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most ; To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
| William Davis (B.A.) - 1867 - 80 Seiten
...refreshment, drawn From that forsaken spring.— Wordsworth. 14. Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost.—Pope. 15. Bent like a labouring oar,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 Seiten
...a science to the Fair as Great! Beauties, like Tyrants, old and friendless grown, Yet hate repose, and dread to be alone, Worn out in public, weary ev'ry eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die2. ¿ 130 Pleasures the sex, as children Birds, pursue3, Still out of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 Seiten
...every eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. Pleasure the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
| THOMAS ARNOLD - 1876 - 312 Seiten
...eye, Nor leave one sigh behind them when they die. aio Pleasures the sex, as children birds, pursue, Still out of reach, yet never out of view ; Sure, if they catch, to spoil the toy at most, To covet flying, and regret when lost : At last, to follies youth could scarce... | |
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