 Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. 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...  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 23by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...ev'ry state attend, And Pride bestow'd on all, a common friend; See some fit Passion ev'ry age supply, Hope travels thro', nor quits us when we die. Behold...kindly law, 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,... | |
 | Yasmine Gooneratne - Literary Criticism - 1976 - 164 pages
...Jaques, in As You Like It. Pope's study carries a sharper bite, a less kindly view of Man's frailties : Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, 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,... | |
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