Pursuing and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station... Solitude: - Page 290by Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1804 - 330 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Young - 1750 - 350 pages
...Hunt, of noify Men, Bui I Bi'.rft Law's Inclofure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purfuing, and purfu'd, each other's Prey ; As Wolves, for Rapine ; as the Fox, for Wiles ; Till Death, that mighty Hunter, earths them all. Why all this Toil for Triumphs of an Hour ? What,... | |
| Edward Young - 1750 - 416 pages
...Shepherd gazing from his Hut, Touching his Reed, or leaning on his Staff, Eager Ambition's fiery Chace I fee ; I fee the circling Hunt, of noify Men, Burft Law's Inclcfure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purfuing and purfu'd, each other's Prey; As Wolves, for Rap:ne... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1755 - 576 pages
...circling hunt of noify men, Burft law's enclofure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing and purfu'd, each other's prey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles : Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. An account This gentleman told me he was once in... | |
| Edward Young - 1756 - 430 pages
...Shepherd gazing From his Hut, Touching his Reed, or leaning on his Staff, Eager Ambition's fiery Chace I fee ; I fee the circling -Hunt, of noify Men, Burft...Inclofure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purfuing, and purfu'd, each other's Prey ; As Wolves, for Rapine;- as the Fox, for Wiles $ Till Death, that mighty... | |
| Edward Young - 1762 - 292 pages
...fhepherd gazing from his hut, Touching his reed, or leaning on his ftaff, Eager ambition* fiery chace I fee ; I fee the circling hunt, of noify men, Burft...prey ; As wolves, for rapine ; as the fox, for wiles ; Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. f Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What... | |
| Edward Young - 1773 - 354 pages
...Shepherd gazing from his Hut, Touching his Reed, or leaning on his Staff, Eager Ambition'& fiery Chace I fee ; I fee the circling Hunt of noify Men, Burft Law's Inclofure, leap the Mounds of Right, Purming, and purfu'd, each other's Prey; As Wolves, for Rapine ; as the Fox, for Wiles; Till Death,... | |
| William Hutchinson - 1774 - 206 pages
...fhepherd gazing from his hut, " Touching his reed or leaning on his ftaff, " Eager ambition's fiery chace I fee ; " I fee the circling hunt of noify men, "...inclofure, leap the mounds of right, " Purfuing and purfued, each other's prey; " As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, '' Till death, that mighty... | |
| Edward Young - 1775 - 408 pages
...circling hunt of noify men, JBurft law's inclofure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing, andpurfu'd, each other's prey; As wolves, for rapine; as the fox, for wiles; Till death, that mighty hunter, earth's them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? What though... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 288 pages
...mepherd gazing from his hut, Touching his reed, or leaning on his &aff, 9ยป Eager amhition's fiery chace I fee; I fee the circling hunt, of noify men, Burft law's inclbfure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing, and purfued, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 280 pages
...gazing from his hut, Touching his reed, or leaning on his ftaff, 90 Eager ambition's a fiery chace I fee ; I fee the circling hunt, of noify men, Burft...inclofure, leap the mounds of right, Purfuing, and purfued, each other's prey ; As wolves, for rapine ; as the fox, for wiles ; 95 Till Death, that mighty... | |
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