 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 beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble...  Der Mensch, ein philosophisches Gedicht - Page 23by Alexander Pope - 1772 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
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...by a second child-hood, the Poet has with great elegance concluded Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's poor...is o'er. Mean-while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days : Each want of happiness by Hope supply'd, 285 And each... | |
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...beads and prayer-books are the toys of age: Pleased with this bauble still, as that before, Till tired he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, Opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days; Each want of happiness by Hope supplied, And each vacuity... | |
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...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,— and life's poor play is o'er."* The supposed test of identity, when applied to the mind in these cases, completely fails. It neither... | |
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...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 he sleeps, and life's...o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds, with varying rays, Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supply'd, And each vacuitv... | |
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...his riper stage ; And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age ; Pleas'd with this bauble still, will pretend a call To -Inly the column, let him share...fall : But oh, that yet he would repent and live I Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supply'd, And each vacuity... | |
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...riper 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...o'er ! Mean•while opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each •want of happiness by hope supply'd ; 285 And... | |
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...his riper stage, And heads and pray'r-hooks are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor...is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supplied, 285 And each... | |
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...his riper 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...is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supplied, 285 And each... | |
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...youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper 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 o'er ! Meanwhile opinion gilds... | |
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...youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper 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 o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds... | |
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