 Those I would teach ; and by right reason bring To think of death, as but an idle thing. Why thus affrighted at an empty name, A dream of darkness, and fictitious flame ? Vain themes of wit, which but in poems pass...  Ovid - Sida 155efter Ovid - 1836Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 sidor
...empty Name, A Dream of Darknefs, and fiftitious Flame ? Vain Themes of Wit, which but in Poems pafs, And Fables of a World, that never was. What feels...Body when the Soul expires, By Time corrupted, or confum'd by Fires ? Nor dies the Spirit, but new Life repeats In other Forms, and only changes Seats.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 sidor
...empty Name, A Dream of Darknefs, and fictitious Flame? Vain Themes of Wit, which but in Poems pafs, And Fables of a World, that never was ! What feels...Body when the Soul expires, By Time corrupted, or confum'd by Fires? Nor dies the Spirit, but new Life repeats In other Forms, and only changes Seats.... | |
 | Pierre Bayle - 1826 - 434 sidor
...of darkness, and fictitious flame ? Vain themes of wit ! which but in poems pass, And fables of the world that never was. What feels the body when the soul expires, By time corrupted or consum'd by fires. DRYDEN. But he rather chose to acquire authority, and make himself fit to extirpate... | |
 | Henry Baker - 1737 - 580 sidor
...World that never was ! Nought feels the Body when the Soul expires, By Time corrupted, or confum'd by Fires : Nor dies the Spirit, but new Life repeats In other Forms, and only changes Seats. Id, DEGENERACY. TIME fenfibly all Things impairs : Our Fathers have been worfe than theirs, And we... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...empty name, A dream of darknefs, and fictitious flame ? Vain themes of wit, which but in poems pafs, And fables of a world, that never was ! What feels the body when the foul expires, By time corrupted, or confum'd by fires ? .. .' Nor dies the fpirit, but new life repeats... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...empty name, A dream of darknefs, and fictitious flame ? Vain themes of wit, which but in poems pafs, And fables of a world, that never was ! What feels the body when the foul expires, By time corrupted, or confum'd by fires ? Nor dies the fpirit, but new life repeats In... | |
 | Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Argens (marquis d') - 1766 - 414 sidor
.... «* A Dream of Darknefs, and fictitious Flame ? " Vain Themes of Wit, which but in Potms pafs, " And Fables of a World that never was ! " What feels...Body when the Soul expires, *'- By Time corrupted, or confum'd by Fires ? f OPater! AnnealiqoasadCoe'umhincireputandum eft Sublimes Animas ? Iterumque ad... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 sidor
...empty name, A dream of darknefs, and fictitious flame? Vain themes of wit, which but in poems pafs, And fables of a world, that never was ! What feels the body when the foul expires, By time corrupted, or confum'd by fires I Nor dies the fpirit, but new life repeats In... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 sidor
...empty name, A dream of darknels, and fiftitious flame ? Vain themes of wit, which but in poems pafs, And fables of a world, that never was ! What feels the body when the foul expires, By time corrupted, or conf::m'd by fires ? Nor dies the fpirit, but new life repeats... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 sidor
...name, • '. & dream of darknefs, and (ictitiou.s flame? Vain themes of wit, which but in poems pafs, And fables of a world, that never was ! What feels the body when the foul expires, By time corrupted, or confum'd by fires i Nor dies the fpirit, but new life repeats In... | |
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