 I can enjoy her while she's kind; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings, and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away. The little or the much she gave is quietly resigned; Content with poverty my soul I arm, And virtue, though in rags,...  Latin verse - الصفحة 480المحررون: - 1912 - عدد الصفحات: 531عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...Proud of her Office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to bidsStill various, and inconftant Hill, But witTi an Inclination to be ill ; Promotes, degrades, delights...And makes a Lottery of Life. I can enjoy her while flic's kind ; But when fhe dances in the Wind, And fhakes her Wings, and will not flay, I puff the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...Proud of her Office to deftroy, ^ I s feldom pleas'd to blefs : Still various and unconftant ftill, But with an Inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades,...And makes a Lottery of Life. I can enjoy her while fhe's kind ; But when fhe dances in the Wind, And fhakes her Wings and will not flay, I puff the Proftitute... | |
 | Horace - 1767 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...opprefs, Proud of her Office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs. Still various, and inconftant ftill, But with an Inclination to be ill ; Promotes, degrades,...And makes a Lottery of Life. I can enjoy her while fhe's kind ; But when fhe dances in the Wind, And fhakes her Wings, and will not flay, I puff the Proftitute... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - عدد الصفحات: 438
...mine. Not He'av'n itself upon the past has pow'r ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune that, with malicious joy, Does man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, 75 Is seldom pleas'd to bless; Still various, and inconstant still. But with an inclination to be ill.... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 346
...Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r ; [hour. But what has been has been, and I have had my IX. Fortune that, with malicious joy, Does man, her slave:,...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless ; Still various, and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 308
...mine ; Not heaven itself upon the past has power, But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man, her slave,...destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless : Still various, and inconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 620
...mine, Not Heaven itself upon the past has power ; But what has been, has been, and 1 have had my hour. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless : Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 664
...mine, Not Heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and 1 have had my boon Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
 | 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 524
...Not heaven itself upon the past has power; •'But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour." Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
 | Herodotus - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 468
...It would be inexcusable not to insert Dryden's version, or rather paraphrase, of the above passage. Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man her slave...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless : Still various, and inconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
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