 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
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...his ripe* stage, And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with thia bauble still, aa 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, And each vacuity... | |
 | Friedrich Christoph Schlosser - Europe - 1843 - 712 pages
...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 over. SBir flebraudjten g'l'" bie teutfdje Uiberfefcmig , fie ijl aber gar ju fdjledjt, »it »urteil... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 pages
...prayer books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd 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, 285 And each... | |
 | William Goodman - Great Britain - 1844 - 378 pages
...time, all of which only serve to show that " man is ever the same." " Pleased with this bauble still, as that before, 'Till tir'd, he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er." POPE. The town jugglers, during the reign of the Stuarts, were fellows who practised feats of strength,... | |
 | William Goodman - Great Britain - 1845 - 440 pages
...time, all of which only serve to show that " man is ever the same." " Pleased with thia bauble still, as that before, 'Till tir'd, he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er." POPE. The town jugglers, during the reign of the Stuarts, were fellows who practised feats of strength,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...it is certain that Fontenelle could not have taken this verse from 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 94 pages
...his riper 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...is 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 vacuity... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...amuse his riper stage. And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this bauble still, am mys Those painted clouds that beautify our days : Each want of happiness by Hope supplied. And each... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...prayer books are the toys of age : *so 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, 285 And each... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 336 pages
...and prayer-books are the toys of age : 280 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, 285 And each... | |
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