 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1777 - 138 páginas
...; That his high deftiny he might difcern, And in misfortune's fchool this leflbn learn, Pleafure's the portion of th' inferior kind ; But glory, virtue, Heaven for Man defign'd. What atom-forms of infeft life appear ! And who can follow nature's pencil here ? Their wings... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1792 - 266 páginas
...; That his high deftiny he might difcern, And in misfortune's fchool this leffon learn, Pleafure's the portion of th' inferior kind ; But glory, virtue, Heaven for Man defign'd. What atom-forms of infect life appear ! And who can follow nature's pencil here ? Their wings... | |
 | Poetry - 1806
...pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sun-shine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched man : His course with toil concludes,...discern, And in misfortune's school this lesson learn, — • Pleasure 's the portion of th' inferior kind ; But glory, virtue, Heaven for mandesign'd. What... | |
 | Poetry - 1804
...his high deftiny he might difcern, And in misfortune's fchool this leffon learn,— « Pleafure 's the portion of th' inferior kind ; But glory, virtue, Heaven for man defign'd. What atom forms of infeft life appear ! And who can follow Nature's pencil here? Infefts.... | |
 | Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1820
...pleasure, and their task all play, AH spring their age, and sunshine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched man, His course with toil concludes,...; But glory, virtue, Heaven for MAN design'd. What atom-forms of insect life appear ! And who can follow nature's pencil here ? Their wings with azure,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 212 páginas
...pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sunshine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched man, His course with toil concludes,...school, this lesson learn ; Pleasure's the portion of the inferior kind, But glory, virtue, Heaven for man design'd. What atom forms of insect life appear,... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Lucy Aikin - 1825 - 814 páginas
...pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sunshine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched Man, His course with toil concludes,...discern, And in misfortune's school this lesson learn.... Pleasure 's the portion of the inferior kind ; But glory, virtue, Heaven for Man designed. What atom-forms... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1827 - 318 páginas
...pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sunshine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched man, His course with toil concludes,...discern, And in misfortune's school this lesson learn ; 86 THE TELESCOPE. Pleasure 's the portion of th' inferior kind, But glory, virtue, Heaven for MAN... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1830 - 320 páginas
...pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sunshine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched man, His course with toil concludes,...discern, And in misfortune's school this lesson learn ; 86 THE TELESCOPE. Pleasure 'a the portion of th' inferior kind, But glory, virtue, Heaven for MAN... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832
...pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sun-shine all their day. Not so the child of sorrow, wretched man, His course with toil concludes,...school this lesson learn,— Pleasure's the portion .of the inferior kind ; But glory, virtue, Heaven for man design'd. What atom forms of insect life appear... | |
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With silver fringed and freckled o'er with gold. On the gay bosom of some fragrant flower They, idly fluttering, live their little hour ; Their life all pleasure, and their task all play, All spring their age, and sun-shine all their day. Not so the child... 
