 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pages
...lov'd our felves but half fo well ! We, blindly by our beadftrong Paffions led, Are hot for Aftion, and defire to Wed; Then wifh for Heirs: But to the...alone Our future Offspring, and our Wives, are known Th'audaciout Strumpet, and ungracious Son. Yet, not to rob the Priefts of pioui Gain, That Altars be... | |
 | Lewis Crusius - 1753 - 356 pages
...lov'd our felvcs but half fo well I We blindly, by our headftrong paffions led, Are hot for action, and defire to wed ; Then wifh for heirs ; but to the...alone Our future offspring and our wives are known. Yet not to rob the Priefts of pious gain, That altars be not wholly built in vain ; Forgive the Gods... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 322 pages
...welli We, bli?idly by our headjtrong Pajfions led, Are hot for A&ion, and dijire to wed ; Then wijh for Heirs, but to the Gods alone Our future Offspring and our Wives are kntwnt Ik? audacious Strumfet and ungracious Son. N» 146. Tkurfday, March i6r 1709. From my owit Apartment,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...lov'd ourfelves but half fo well ! xWe, blindly by our headftrong paffions led, Are hot for action, and defire to wed ; Then wifh for heirs : but to the...audacious ftrumpet, and ungracious fon. Yet not to rob the priefts.of pious gain, That altars be not wholly built in vain ; Forgive the Gods the reft, and ftand... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...lov'd ourfelves but half fo well ! We, blindly by our headftrong pafl:ons led, Are hot for aftion, and defire to wed ; Then wifh for heirs : but to the...offspring, and our wives, are known ; Th' audacious ftrumnet, and ungracious fon lown; > n. ) Yet not to rob the priefts of pious gain, That altars be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 pages
...pafficrvs led, Are hot for aftion, and defire to wed; Then with for heirs : but to the gods alone "t Our future offspring, and our wives,' are known ; > Th' audacious ftrumpet, and ungracious fon. J Yet Yet not to rob the priefts of pious gain, That altars be not wholly built in vain ;. Forgive... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pages
...blindly, by our headftrong parfions led, Are hot for action and defire to wed ; Then wifh for heirs i but to the gods alone Our future offspring, and our...are known, Th' audacious ftrumpet, and ungracious foa. Pompey's JFiJhfor Antony's Captivity in Pleafure. Pomp. I know they are in Rome together, Looking... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...WELLÎ WE, BLINDLY BY OUR HEADSTRONG PASSIONS LED, ARE HOT FOR ACTION, AND DESIRE TO WED; THEN WISH FOR HEIRS, BUT TO THE GODS ALONE OUR FUTURE OFFSPRING AND OUR WIVES ARE KNOWN. DR Y DEN'. meU MY OWN APARTMENT, MAR. 1$. AMONG the various fets of corre fpondents who apply to me... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...we lov'd ourfelves but half fo well! We, blindly by our headftrong paffions led, Are hot for aftion, and defire to wed; Then wifh for heirs : but to the...known; > Th' audacious ftrumpet, and ungracious fon. J Yet Yet not to rob the priefts of pions gain. That altars be not wholly built in vain; Forgive the... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1804 - 450 pages
...well ! We, blindly by our headstrong passions led, Are hot for action, and desire to wed ; Then wish for heirs, but to the gods alone Our future offspring and our wives are known. DRYDEN. From my own Apartment, March 15. AMONG the various sets of correspondents who apply to me for... | |
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We, blindly by our headstrong passions led, Are hot for action, and desire to wed; Then wish for heirs: but to the gods alone Our future offspring, and our wives are known; Th' audacious strumpet, and ungracious son. 
