 | Elizabeth Griffith - 1782 - 148 pages
...affectionate feelings, and awaken that almoft divine enthufiafm which infpired Pope's filial prayer : , 9 " Me let the tender office long engage, " To rock the cradle of declining Age ; «•" Explore the thought, explain the alking eye, " And keep awhile a parent from... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...less joy than TL O, friend ! may each domestic bliss be thine ' Be no unpleasing melancholy mine: Ms, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle...breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death,1 Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky ! On cares... | |
 | Christian Felix Weisse - 1785 - 396 pages
...aufgemuntert »urbe, поф einige anbew auf Tírt nad)¿uaí)men, unb nur fein îob un« U 3 íerbrad) Me let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing agej With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor fmi le, and fmooth the bed of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...from Kings mall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifa be thine! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 413 Make Languor fmilc, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Eschenburg - 1788 - 472 pages
...from kings fhall know lels joy than I, O! friend, may each domeftic blifs be thine! Be no unpleafing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the crodle of repofing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make Languor fmile, and fmooth... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...from Kings mall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic bHfs be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 410 Make Languor fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...Kings ihall know lefs joy than I. f O Friend ! may each domcftic blifs be thine ! Be no unplcafing 9 тむ "' 1791 Rivington" " Elegant extracts( Xfay this rcpofing Age ; VARIATIONS. * Once, and hut once, hit herdlefs youth was hit, And lik'd that Jang'rous... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...Whofprungfromkingsflinll knowlcfs joy than I O friend ! may each dorm-flic hlifs be thine i Be no unplcafing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of rcpofmg age ; . P 4 Wit»» -EL-ErG AN T • B XT* ACTS,' With lenient arts extend a mother's breath,... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...kings fliail know left joy than I. О friend ! may each iloricftic blifs be thine ! Be no nnpleafing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage. To rock the cradle of repoimg age. With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, 41« Make languor fniilf, and fmootii the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...kings (hall know lefs joy than I. О friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine '. Be no unpleafing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage. To rock the cradle of repofing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, 41* Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
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Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky... 
