 War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the...  Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys - Page 43by William Ernest Henley - 1891 - 364 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War. he sung, is toil and trouble, "ur hut an empty hubble i Never ending, still beginning. Fighting still, and...many rend the skies with loud applause : So love was crown'd, hut music won the cause. The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...mind to love, Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble, Honour but an empty bubble; Never...Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thais sits besides thee; Take the good the Gods provide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause : So... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pages
...Bacchanal sound; Softly sweet, in Lydlan measures, Soon he sooth 'd his soul to pleasures, f War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble;...many rend the skies with loud applause, So love was crown'd, but music won the cause. The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on his fair, Who caus'd... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures : War he sung is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble :...Lovely Thais sits beside thee , Take the good the gads provide thee.— — The many rend the skies with loud applause; So Love was crown'd , but Music... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...destroying: If the world he worth thy winning. Think, O, think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thai's sits heside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. — The...many rend the skies with loud applause; So love was crown'd, hut music won the cause. The prince, unahle to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...à l'amour. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures , Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble , Honour but an empty bubble ;...thy winning Think, o think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee. Take the good the Gods provide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause.... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ;...winning, Think, O, think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thai's sits beside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...still destroying , If the world be worth thy winning Think , o think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thaïs sits beside thee. Take the good the Gods provide thee....many rend the skies with loud applause. So love was crown'd , but music won the cause. The Prince , unable to conceal his pain , Gaz'd on the fair "Who... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...sung, is toil and trouble; Honour hut an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting (till, and still destroying: If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O, think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thai's sits beside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee.— The many rend the skies with loud... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...Lydian measures, Soon" he sooth'd his. soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble, Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, still beginning,...Fighting still, and still destroying : If the world fee worth thy winniiig, Thing, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thais sits beside thee ; Take the... | |
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