 | David Lewis - 1726 - 346 pages
...But tranfient is the Smile of Fate ! A little Rule, a little Sway, A Sun-beam in a Winter's Day • Is all the Proud and Mighty have, Between the Cradle and the Grave. And fee the Rivers how they run, Thro' Woods and Meads, in Shade and Sun, Sometimes fwift, and fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding Wave... | |
 | David Lewis - 1726 - 350 pages
...; But tranfient is the Smile of Fate! A little Rule, a little Sway, t, A Sun-beam in a Winter's Day Is all the Proud and Mighty have, Between the Cradle and the Grave. And fee the Rivers how they run, Thro' Woods and Meads, in Shade and Sun, Sometimes fwift, and fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding Wave... | |
 | 1735 - 682 pages
...ftatej But tranfient is the fmileoffate! A littk rub, a little fway, A fun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. Thefe paffages are poetical, and merit a higher commendation than they have received. Many of the verfes,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 356 pages
...ftate; Bat tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, * little fway, A fun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Thro' woods and meads, in made and fun, Sometimes fwift, and fbmetimes How, Wave fucceeding wave, they... | |
 | 1758 - 352 pages
...lays the lofty brow, Has feen this broken pile compleat, Big with the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 pages
...lays the lofty brow, Has feen this broken pile compleat, Big with the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And... | |
 | John Dyer - 1761 - 196 pages
...the lofty brow, Has feen this broken pile compleat, , Big with the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 392 pages
...is the finile of fate ? A little I \ A little rule, a little fway, • A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle...the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in (hade and fun, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go • A various journey... | |
 | 1765 - 396 pages
...is the fmik of fate! I A litde rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the'proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave....the rivers how they run, Through woods and meads, in fhade and fan, Sometimes fwift, fometimes flow, Wave fucceeding wave, they go A various journey to... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...lays the lofty brow, Has feen this broken pile compleat, Big with the vanity of ftate ; But tranfient is the fmile of fate ! A little rule, a little fway, A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And... | |
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But transient is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. 
