 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 páginas
...domestic bliss be thine ! Be no unpleasing melancholy mine ! Me, let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smoothe the bed of death ; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent... | |
 | Thomas Bowdler - 1825 - 364 páginas
...— " Me let the pleasing office long engage To rock the cradle of declining age ; With lenient hand extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death ; Explore each thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one»parent from the sky." Mr. Bowdler's principles... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 páginas
...smile, and smooth the hed of death ; Explore the thonght, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile oue the reader throughout the work; and without this caution he will be apt to mistake hless those days, preserve my friend I Preserve him social, cheerful, and serene, And just as rich... | |
 | John Barclay (of Calcots.) - 1826 - 184 páginas
...3. Hence BREATH, and the words equivalent to it in other languages, are transferred to denote life. With lenient arts extend a mother's breath Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death. Leontes. My true Paulina, We shall not marry until thou bidst us. Paulina. That Shall be when your... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 páginas
...domestic bliss be thine ! Be DO unpleasing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To debate What doubtful may ensue : more in this place To ufter is not safe. A Hike languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Eiplore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep... | |
 | 1828 - 814 páginas
...life holds its seat in my heart. M'Comb. DUTY TO PARENTS. Me let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age ; With lenient arts...asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky I Pope. THE FALL OF JERICHO. ' Ye warriors of Israel, encompass the wall Of this infidel city, that's... | |
 | Ethics - 1828 - 234 páginas
...engage To rock the cradle of declining age, With lenient arts extend a parent's breath, Make langour smile, and smooth the bed of death : Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile a parent from the sky." No. 2.] BROTHERLY LOVE. [TUESDAY. THOUGH all mankind spring from the same head,... | |
 | Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright - 1829 - 132 páginas
...recur to my memory, and I cannot but give them utterance. Me let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age ; With lenient arts...asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky.* Thus, my beloved young friends, have I spoken to you, in general terms, of the duty of filial piety,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...domestic bliss be thine ! Be DO unpleasmg melancholy mine ; Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts...eye. And keep awhile one parent from the sky ! On rare» like these if length of days attend. May Heaven, to bless those days, preserve my friend ! Preserve... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...office lone engage, To rock the cradle of reposing a^e ; \Vitli Icmient arts extend 11 mother's brenth. wo miles in lensth and one in breath. The clouds of smoke were diemall, and rcach' unking eye, Aud keep at least one parent from the sky. Prologue to Ihe Satires. ' As a poet, it would... | |
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With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep a while one parent from the sky... 
