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" Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength. Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings after fame ?... "
The English Reader, Or, Pieces of Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ... - Page 205
by Lindley Murray - 1825 - 264 pages
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The Sylvan Wanderer;: Consisting of a Series of Moral ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings...never-failing friend of man, His guide to happiness on high !" ...... What awful events have taken place since the last short return of the present season ! The...
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The Seasons, Hymns, Ode, and Songs

James Thomson - 1813 - 346 pages
...fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings after fame ? 1035 Those restless cares ? those busy bustling days ?...sole survives, Immortal never-failing friend of Man, 1040 Virtue the Friend of Man. The new-creating word, and starts to life, In every heighten'd form;...
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The Seasons

James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 pages
...concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fied Those dreams of greatness '! those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings...veering thoughts' Lost between good and ill, that shared thy life ? ' All now are vanish'd ! Virtue sole survives, Immortal, never-failing friend of...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1813 - 276 pages
...of greatness? Those unsnlid hopes Of happiness ? those longings after fame ? Those restless eares? those busy bustling days? Those gay-spent festive...those veering thoughts Lost between good and ill, that shared thy life ? All now are vanished ! Virtue sole survives, Immortal, never failing friend of man,...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those uosolid hopes Of happiness, those longings after fame ? Those...between good and ill, that shar'd thy life ? All now are vanish'dl Virtue sole survives^ Immortal never-failing friend of man, His guide to happiness on high....
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The seasons; to which is added the life of the author

James Thomson - 1816 - 256 pages
...are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings after fame r Those restless cares ? those busy bustling days ?...sole survives, Immortal never-failing friend of man, Hie guide to happiness on high. And see ! 'Tis come, the glorious morn ! the second birth Of heaven...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 pages
...restless cares ? those busy bustling days? Those gay spent,festive nights? those veering tho'ta Lust between good and ill, that shar'd thy life ? All now are vanish'd ! Virtue sole survives, Immortal never failing friend of man, His guide to happiness on high. And see ! 'Tis come, the glorious morn...
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The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various ..., Volume 1

Richard Lobb - 1817 - 430 pages
...concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness, those unsolid hopes Of happiness, those longings after...veering thoughts, Lost between good and ill, that shared thy life? All now are vanished ! Virtue sole survives, Immortal never-failing friend of man,...
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Elegant Extracts: A Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and ...

1817 - 314 pages
...concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene. Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness ? those longings...? Those gay-spent, festive nights ? those veering Lost between good and ill, that shar'd thy life? All now are vanish'd! Virtue sole survives, Immortal...
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Letters from Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, to Mrs. Montagu, Between the ..., Volume 2

Elizabeth Carter - 1817 - 372 pages
...dashing ocean, with great tranquillity. But Dr. Johnson says, " London is the land for * • . * " All now are vanish'd ! Virtue sole survives, Immortal...never-failing friend of man, His guide to happiness on high." THOMSON'S " Winter." E 3 ideas," ideas," an II say it is the land of friendship. I propose to set out...
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