 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 smooth the bed of death, Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep awhile one parent from the sky...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Strona 53autor: Alexander Pope - 1822Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 286
...from Kings fhall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine I Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 41^ Make Langour fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 288
...from Kings fhall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 410 Make Langour fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Liczba stron: 278
...from Kings fhall know Ids joy than I. O Friend ! may each dome/He blifs be thine 1 Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofmg Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 4,0 Make Langour fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - Liczba stron: 434
...manner ; " Stranger, how far off is DemcO Friend ! may each domelbc bills be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 4 1 o Make Languor fmile, and finooth the... | |
 | 1764 - Liczba stron: 200
...Voltaire's works, vol. xiii. p. 258. 10. O friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleailng melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed of... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - Liczba stron: 592
...his own happinefs to confift. " Oh friend ! may each dome/lie blifs be " thine ! " Be no unpleafmg melancholy mine : " Me, let the tender office long engage, " To rock the cradle of rcpofing age, " With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, " Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - Liczba stron: 600
...his own happiucls to conllft. ** Oh friend ! may each domeflic blifs be " thine ! ** Be no unpleafing melancholy mine : *' Me,, let the tender office long engage, *' To rock the cradle of repofmg age, *' With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, *' Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 402
...from Kings mall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 410 Make Languor finile, and finooth the... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - Liczba stron: 514
...ces quatres vers. 28. O friend 1 28. O friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no unpleafing melancholy mine ! Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repoflng age * j With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Elizabeth Griffith - 1782 - Liczba stron: 148
...affectionate feelings, and awaken that almoft divine enthufiafm which infpired Pope's filial prayer : , 9 " Me let the tender office long engage, " To rock the cradle of declining Age ; «•" Explore the thought, explain the alking eye, " And keep awhile a parent from... | |
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