 | 1821 - 270 pagine
...precious hours, Thy glorious youthful prime. Alternate Follies take the sway ; Licentious Passions burn ; • Which tenfold force gives Nature's law, That man was made to mount. Look not alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might ; Man then is useful to his kind,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pagine
...precious hours, Thy glorious youthful prime ! Alternate follies take the sway ; Licentious passions burn ; Which tenfold force gives nature's law, That...youthful prime, Or manhood's active might; Man then is useful to his kind, Supported is his right : Hut see him on the edge of life, With cares and sorrows... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pagine
...sway ; Licentious passions burn ; Which tenfold force give nature's law, That man was made to mourn. Look not alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might ; Man then is useful to his kind, Supported is his right : But see him on the edge of life, With cares and sorrows... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pagine
...precious hours ; Thy glorious youthful prime ! Alternate follies take the sway ; Licentious passions burn ; Which tenfold force gives Nature's law, That, man was made to mouru. Look not alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might ; Man then is useful to his kind,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 pagine
...sway; Licentious passions burn; Which tenfold force give nature's law, That man was made to mourn. Look not alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might; Man then is useful to his kind, Supported is his right: But see him on the edge of life, Then age and want, Oh... | |
 | 1787 - 564 pagine
...precious hours, Thy glorious youthful prime ! Alternate follies take the fway, Licentious partions burn ; Which tenfold force gives Nature's law That Man was made to mourn. « Look not ak>D«on youthful primCj V v ' ™Mhood's active might} T C>Man then is ufeful to his kind,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1826 - 272 pagine
...thy precious hours, Thy glonous youthful prime! Alternate follies take the sway; Licentious passions burn : Which tenfold force gives Nature's law, That man was made to iuoum. V. Look not alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might: Man then is useful to his kind,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pagine
...Id. Nought treads so silent as the foot of time : Hence we mistake our autumn for our prime. Young. Look not alone on youthful prime Or manhood's active might ; Man then is useful to his kind. Supported is his right. Burn». That little orb in days remote of old, When angels... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 pagine
...precious hours, Thy glorious youthful prime ! Alternate follies take the sway ; Licentious passions bum ; Which tenfold force gives nature's law, That man was...youthful prime, Or manhood's active might ; Man then is useful to his kind, Supported is his right : But see him on the edge of life, With cares and sorrows... | |
 | 1831 - 426 pagine
...precious hours, Thy glorious youthful primal Alternate follies take the sway ; Licentious passions burn ; Which tenfold force gives nature's law. That...alone on youthful prime, Or manhood's active might ; Alan then is useful to his kind, .s1«;, j orffj ¡s his right : But see him on the edge of life.... | |
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Mis-spending all thy precious hours Thy glorious, youthful prime! Alternate Follies take the sway; Licentious Passions burn; Which tenfold force gives Nature's law, That Man was made to mourn. 
