 Nay, my good friend, but hear me, I confess Man is the child of sorrow, and this world, In which we breathe, hath cares enough to plague us, But it hath means withal to soothe these cares, And he, who meditates on other's woes, Shall in that meditation...  The British Essayists - Sida 155redigerad av - 1807Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Richard Cumberland - 1788 - 346 sidor
...for the intrinsic merit of the pafTage, but for the handfome tribute which it pays to the moral ufes of the tragic drama. " Nay, my good friend, but hear me! I confefs " Man is the child of forrow, and this world, " Inwhichwebreathe,hathcaresenoughtoplagueuSi... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1797 - 446 sidor
...preferved by Athensus. THE firft of thefe paflages beautifully illuftrates illuftrates the moral ufes of the tragic drama : Nay, my good friend, but hear me \ I confefs Man is the child of forrow, and this world, In which we breathe, hath cares enough to plague... | |
 | Robert Walpole - 1805 - 136 sidor
...Defend me, Heaven ! from all philosophers ! OBSERVER, vol. VI. p. 52. TIMOCUS. BACCHANALIA AGENTIBTJS. Nay, my good friend, but hear me ! I confess Man is...cares enough to plague us, But it hath means withal to sooth these cares, And he, who meditates on other's woes, Shall in that meditation lose his own : Call... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 534 sidor
...discovery, not only for the intrinsic merit of the passage, but for the handsome tribute which it pays t» the moral uses of the tragic drama. Nay, my good friend,...world, In which we breathe, hath cares enough to plague Hi, But it hatli means withal to soothe these cares, And he, who meditates on other's woes, Shall in... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1813 - 466 sidor
...these passages beautifully illustrates the moral uses of the tragic drama : L4 Nay, my good friend, out hear me ! I confess Man is the child of sorrow, and...withal to soothe these cares : And he who meditates on others woes, Shall in that meditation lose his own : Call then the tragic poet to your aid, Hear him,... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1822 - 374 sidor
...the passage, but for the handsome tribute which it pays to the moral uses of the tragic drama. Nav, my good friend, but hear me. I confess Man is the...cares enough to plague us, But it hath means withal to sooth these cares, And he who meditates on other's woes Shall in that meditation lose his own : Call,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 316 sidor
...discovery, not only for the intrinsic merit of the passage, but for the handsome tribute which it pays to the moral uses of the tragic drama. Nay, my good friend,...we breathe, hath cares enough to plague us. But it has means withal to soothe these cares, And he, who meditates on others' woes, Shall in that meditation... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 374 sidor
...discovery, not only for the intrinsic merit of the pansage, but for the handsome tribute which it pays tt> the moral uses of the tragic drama. Nay, my good friend, but hear me. I confen Man is the child of sorrow, and thin world, In which we breathe, hath care» enough to plague... | |
 | 1840 - 298 sidor
...his threat'ning eyes Flash'd fire, whilst thunder vollied from his lips. CUMBERLAND. II. (P. 112.) Nay, my good friend, but hear me ! I confess Man is...enough to plague us ; But it hath means withal to sooth these cares, And he, who meditates on other's woes, 5 Shall in that meditation lose his own :... | |
 | William Peter - 1847 - 562 sidor
...impossible to determine. A BALM FOR OUR CARES. NAT, my good friend, but hear me ! I confess Man is a child of sorrow, and this world, In which we breathe,...Shall in that meditation lose his own: Call then the tragie-poet to your aid, Hear him, and take instruction from the stage. Let Telephns appear ; behold... | |
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