 | Seraph - 1754 - 294 pages
...the throng : j4dam falutes his youngeft fon ; no fign Of all thole ages which their births disjoin. How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it mends the life, and guides the heart ? Whatvolumes have been fwell'd, what time been fpent, To fix a hero's birth-day or defcent ? 'What... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 412 pages
...the throng : ADAM falutes his youngeft fon ; no fign Of all thofe ages, which their births disjoin. How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it...been fwell'd, what time been fpent, To fix a hero's birth day, or defcent ? What joy muft it now yield, what rapture raife, To fee the glorious race of... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 pages
...the throng : ADAM falutes his youngeft fon ; no fign Of all thofe ages, which their births disjoin. ' How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it mends the life, and guides the heart ? AYharvolumes have been fwell'd, what time been fpent, To fix a hero's birth-day, or defcent ? What... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...throng : Adam falut«s his youngeft fon ; no fign Of all thofe ages, which their births disjoin. 1.70 How empty learning-, and how vain is art, But as it...! What joy muft it now yield* what rapture raife, 1 75To fee the glorious race of ancient days ; To greet thofe worthies, who perhaps have flood Illuftrious... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...the throng : Adam falutes his youngeft ion ; no fign Of all thofe ages which their births disjoin. How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it...heart ! What volumes have been fwell'd, what time been To fix a hero's birth-day or defcent ? [fpent, \Vhat joy muft it now yield, what rapture raife, To... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...in the throng: Adam lalutcs his youngeft Ion ; no fign Of all thofe ages which their births disjoin. How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it...life, and guides the heart' What volumes have been fwcll'd, wnattime been To fix a hero's birth-day or defcentr [fpect, What joy muft it now yield, what... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 pages
...How empty learning, and how vain a art, B t aj it mende the life, and guides the heart ! What volume* have been fwell'd, what time been fpent, To fix a hero's birth-day or deicenc ! V hit joy muft it now yield, what rapture raife, To ice the glorious MCC ot ancient days... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...the ihrong : Adam falutcs Ыз youngi.ll Ion ; no lign Of all thole ages which their births disjoin. How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it...heart ! What volumes have been fwell'd, what time been To fix a hero's birth-day or delcent ? [1'pcnr, What joy m uft it now yield, what rapture railè, To... | |
 | Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...deluge all below, And ev'ry age and nation pours along ; Nimrod and Bourbon mingle in the throng ; Adam falutes his youngeft fon : no fign Of all thofe...learning, and how vain is art ! But as it mends the li(e, and guides the heart ! What volumes have been fwell'd, what time been fpent, To fix a hero's... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pages
...in the throng: Adam salutes his youngest son: no sign Of all those ages, which their births disjoin. How empty learning, and how vain is art, . But as...life, and guides the heart ! What volumes have been swell'd, what time been. spent, To fix a hero's birth-day, or descent! What joy must it now yield,... | |
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How empty learning, and how vain is art, But as it mends the life, and guides the heart! 
