 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 trang
...very Purpofe, Dryden, in the Tragedy of AurengeZebe, afcer his inimitable Manner : When I conlîder Life, 'tis all a Cheat ; Yet, fool'd with Hope, Men favour the Deceit ; Truft What tho' a choufand Years prolong thy Breach, 1095 How can this (horten the long State of DEATH? For... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 trang
...fubmits. Who on this Thing call'd Life has ferious Thought, How fhart, how foolifh, and how foon forgor. 'When I confider Life, 'tis all a Cheat : Yet, fool'd...favour the Deceit : Truft on, and think To-morrow will rep.iy ; To-morrow's falfer than the former Diy ; Lies more ; and while it fays we fhall be blefs'J... | |
 | 1738 - 510 trang
...46 2, 8 Jlfets 8N 6 8 18 8 29 8 39 8 5. 9 5 9 «4 9 49 10 31 ii ii Morn. o 8 i 18 2 34 3 49 Ji rifes When I confider Life, 'tis all a Cheat ; Yet fool'd with Hope, we favour the Deceit : Truft on, and think to-morrow will repay j To-morrow's falfer than the former... | |
 | Elizabeth Singer Rowe - 1756 - 652 trang
...virtue! LETTER L £.:T,t ER CLXVII. To the fame. H EN I cenfider life, *tis all a cheat, Tet, fooVd with hope, men favour the deceit, Truft on, and think to-morrow will repay ; Si o morrow's falfcr than the former day, Lyes more, and when it fays let Jhsll bs blcft With fame... | |
 | Nathan Bailey - 1760 - 730 trang
...again. Cvailey. When I confider life, 'tis all a cheat, Yet fool'd by hope, men favour the deceit, Live on, and think to-morrow will repay | To-morrow's falfer than the former day ; Lies more ; and when it fay» we fliall be bleft, With fome new joy, tikes off what we poOeft. Strange cozen... | |
 | Voltaire - 1778 - 220 trang
...univerf.il. The paffage in queftion is as follows : When I confider life, 'tis all a cheat, Yet fool'd by hope, men favour the deceit ; Truft on and think, to-morrow will repay ;_. To-morrow's falfer than the former day i Lies more ; and whilft ic fays we (hall be Weft With fome... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1784 - 524 trang
...It was revived at Drury-lane, about the year 1726, with the public « Life of Booth, by Th. dbber. When I confider life, 'tis all a cheat ; Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; Truft on, in hopes tomorrow will repay : Tomorrow's falfer than the former day j Lies more j and, when it fays... | |
 | Fulke Greville - 1790 - 304 trang
...no reafon has at all. 500 * DRYDEN fays; " When I confider life, 'tis all a cheat; " Yet fool'd by hope, men favour the deceit. " Truft on, and think to-morrow will repay : '. " To-morrow 's falfer than the former day, " Lies more, and when we think that we are blefs'd... | |
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 412 trang
...worthy of a place in the fublimeft page of Lucretius or ,'• M When I confiderlife, 'tis all a cheati " Yet fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; '' Truft on, and think to-morrow will repay ; " To-muirow'sfalfer than the former day, " Llcsvorfc, and woiteit fays we (hall he Welt " With Tome... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1795 - 594 trang
...it is only (hewing the world, that you are wifer to day thaa you was yefterday." LIFE. * «. • . WHEN I confider life 'tis all a cheat, Yet, fool'd...fhall be bleft With fome new joys, cuts off what we poflefs'd: Strange cozenage none would live paft years again. Yet all hope pleafure from what yet remain... | |
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tis all a cheat, Yet fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit: Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay; To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse; and while it says we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest. 
