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" FLY, envious Time, till thou run out thy race ; Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ;... "
Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ... - Page 152
by John Milton - 1753 - 350 pages
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The poetical works of John Milton, with life and notes [by G. Gilfillan ...

John Milton - 1874 - 758 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain. And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For when as...
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Scripture Revelations of the Life of Man After Death: And the Christian ...

William Henry Lyttelton - 1876 - 168 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For when as...
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The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D ..., Volume 2

David Thomas - 1876 - 494 pages
...Call ou the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is bat the heavy plummet's pace; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain." IV. PREPARATORY....
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Charles Kingsley: his letters and memories of his life, ed. by his wife [F.E ...

Charles Kingsley - 1877 - 528 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For when as...
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Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memoires of His Life, Volume 2

Charles Kingsley - 1877 - 526 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, • And merely mortal dross; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For when...
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Who is he? By the marquis of ****.

Who - 1879 - 384 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hoars, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace And glut thyself with what thy womb devours ; Which is no more than what is false and vain And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss So little is thy gain ! " MILTON. MIDNIGHT...
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Charles Kingsley: his letters and memories of his life, ed. by his wife [F.E ...

Charles Kingsley - 1880 - 392 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain And merely mortal dross. So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For when as each...
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English odes, selected by E.W. Gosse

sir Edmund William Gosse - 1881 - 308 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping Hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false, and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain ! For when...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: Reprinted from the Best Editions, with ...

John Milton - 1881 - 590 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For when as...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with a life of the author by A. Chalmers ...

John Milton - 1881 - 894 pages
...Call on the lazy leaden-stepping hours, Whose speed is but the heavy plummet's pace ; And glut thyself with what thy womb devours, Which is no more than what is false and vain, And merely mortal dross ; So little is our loss, So little is thy gain. For when as...
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