Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the... The Academy - Página 1261871Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
| 1810 - 560 páginas
...rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A tittle louder, bnt as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleased with this bauble still, as that before, Till tired he sleeps,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 páginas
...Pleas' d with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters,...stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 páginas
...die. Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters,...his riper stage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toysof age : 280 J'leas'-d with this bauble still, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's... | |
| Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 páginas
...through, nor quits us when we die,LESSON IX. COKTrsUSD. Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer books are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, 'Till tir'd he sleeps,... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - 424 páginas
...Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; . Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, N And cards and counters are the toys of age ; Fleas'd with this bauble still, as that before , Till... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives liis youth delight, A ul and humane : A fairer person lost not Heaven prayer-lwoks arc the toys of age: Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; "Till tir'd he sleeps,... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 páginas
...law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight ; A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And cards and counters are tire toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before : Till tir'd... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 páginas
...law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw ; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And cards and counters are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; Till tir'd... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1821 - 268 páginas
...law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youlh delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters,...stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's poor play is o'er.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 páginas
...275 Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier play thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite ; Scarfs, garters,...stage ; And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age ; 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before ; 'Till tir'd he sleep's, and life's poor play... | |
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