 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...thou bold Tafter of Delight ! Who, while thou fhould'ft but tafte, devour'ft it quite > Thou bring'.ft us an Eftate ; yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with Legacies before. The Joys, which we intire ftould wed, Come dellour'd Virgins to our Bed : Hope, Fortune's cheating Lottery! Where for... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 pages
...thou bold Tafterof Delight ! Who, while thou fhould'fl but tafte, devourfft it quite I Thou bring'ft us an Eftate ; yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with Legacies before. The Joys, which we intire fhould wed, Come deflour'd Virgins to our Bed : . Hope, Fortune's cheating Lottery ! Where for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...delight, Who, whilft thou fhould'ft but tafte, devour'fl it quite \ Thou COWLE Y. -87 Thou bring'ft us an eftate, yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The joys which we entire fhould wed, Come deflow'r'd virgins to our bed ; Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...delight, Who, whilft thou fhould'ft but tafte, devour'ft it quite ! Thoubring'ft us an eflate, yetleav'tl us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The joys which we entire fhould wed, Come deflower'd virgins to our bed ; Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...thou bold tafter of delight, Who, whilft thou Ihould'fl but tafte, devour'ft it quite ! Thou bring'ft us an eftate, yet leav"ft us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The joys which we entire ihould wed, Come deflower'd virgins to our bed ; Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...tafter of delight, Who, whilftthoufhould'ft but tafte,devour'ft it quite.1 Thou bring'ft us an eftatc, yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The joys which we entire ftiould wed, Come deflower'd virgins to our bed ; Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...tafter of delight, Who,whilft thoufhould'ftbuttaftc,devour'{l it quite! Thou bring'ft us an eltatc, yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The joys which we entire fhould wed, Come deflower'd virgins to our bed ; Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...thou bold tafter of delight, [quite ! Who, whilft thou fhould'ft but tafte, devour'ft it Thou bring'ft us an eftate, yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it...Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty cuflom's paid to thee : For joy, like wine kept clofe, does better tafte; If it take air before its... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...thou boH tafter of delight, Who, whilft thou ihould'ft but tulle, devour'ft it quite ! Thou bring'ft us an eftate, yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The joys which we entire Humid wed, Come deflow'rcd virgins to our bed. Good fortunes without gain imported be, Such mighty... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...thou bold tarter of delight, Who, whilft thou fhould'ft but tafte, devour'ft it quite ! Thou bring'ft us an eftate, yet leav'ft us poor, By clogging it with legacies before ! The The joys which we entire fhould wed, Come deflow'r'd virgins to our bed ; Good fortunes without gain... | |
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Tis hope is the most hopeless thing of all. Hope, thou bold taster of delight, Who, whilst thou should'st but taste, devour'st it quite! 
