 Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.  The works of Richard Hurd - Strona 284autor: Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1811Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - Liczba stron: 620
...her felf erect. Clouds or Affe&ions from our younger Eyes, ConceaJ that Happinefs which Age deicries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - Liczba stron: 490
...felf erecl. Clouds of Affeftions from our younger Eyes, Conceal that Happinefs which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light, thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw nearer their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - Liczba stron: 364
...certain to be loflv Clouds of Affection from our younger Eyes Conceal that Emptinefs, which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made: Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home : Leaving the Old,... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - Liczba stron: 88
...are Mr. Waller's, and in the belt manner of that very refined writer. Stronger by weaknefs, wifer, men become As they draw near to their eternal home....Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. 2. After all, thefe conceits, I doubt, are not much to your tafte. The inftance I am going to give,... | |
 | Horace - 1766 - Liczba stron: 288
...Waller's, and in the beft manner of that very refined writer. Stronger by weaknefs, «;//«., men becoflifc As they draw near to their eternal home. The Soul's dark cottage, batter'd anddecay'd, Let? in new light thro' chinks that time has made. .«j After all, thefe conceits, I doubt,... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - Liczba stron: 336
...Clouds of affection from our younger eyes, Conceals that emptinefs which time defcries. The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Stronger by weaknefs wifer men become, As they draw nearer to their lateft home. Leaving the old, both... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - Liczba stron: 464
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to thefhaking down this fcaffolding of the... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - Liczba stron: 264
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that " The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made." Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to the fhaking down this fcaffolding of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - Liczba stron: 626
...eailier than this play of Sbakfpeare Waller has the fame thought : " The foul's dark cottage, battcr'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light, thro' chinks that time has made." STIXVZNSV On this pafTage the elegant and learned Bifhop of Worcefter ha* the following criticifm.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1796 - Liczba stron: 210
...fome advantage by it. If what • Mr. Waller fays, be true, that ' The foul's dark cottage, battcr'd and decay'd, ' Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made ; ' Then liirely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age < to the making down this fcaffolding... | |
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