 Ah! little think the gay, licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround ; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; Ah! little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very...  The Pleasures of Human Life, Examined and Enumerated: With an Entertaining ... - Sivu 551tekijä(t) John Platts - 1822 - 764 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 sivua
...in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel riot, waste ; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the...many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flames. How many bleed By shameful variance betwixt man and man ! How many pine in want and dungeon... | |
 | 1826 - 372 sivua
...mr HIS MOST OBEDIENT HUMBLE SERVANTS, ANECDOTES 01 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. " Ah! little think they — How many bleed By shameful variance betwixt man and man; How many pine in want and dungeon gloom, Shut from the common air, and common use Of their own limbs." . - THOMSON. BRITISH LAW. ALTHOUGH... | |
 | Major Henry Court - 1821 - 290 sivua
...In Palembang we see no houseless or starving poor, none " pining in want or in a dungeon's " gloom, shut from the common air and " common use of their own limbs." Of the revenues of the Sultaun of Palembang it would be difficult to form a monied estimate, as they... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 sivua
...in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel riot, waste; Ah little think they, while they dance alongr. How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the...many bleed, By shameful variance betwixt man and man ! 7. How many pine in want and dungeon glooms, Shut from the common air, and common use Of their own... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 sivua
........v many sink in the devouiingflood, Or more devouring flame .' How n.any bleed, By <hameful varieoce betwixt man and man ! How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms, Shut Iru'n the common air, and common use Of tiieir own limbs! How many drink the cup Of baleful giief.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 308 sivua
...: Ah! little think they while they dance along, How many feel, this very tii"mer.t, death, And :ill the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flume. How many bleed, By shameful variance betwixt man and man!, 7. How many piue in want, and dongeon... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 sivua
...in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste ; Ah .little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the sad variety of pain. Ibid — Winter, Ah ! whither now are fled Those dreams of greatness ? those unsolid hopes Of happiness... | |
 | 1824 - 724 sivua
...In Palembang we sec no houseless or starving poor, none " pining in want, or in a dungeon's gloom, shut from the common air and common use of their own limbs." Of the revenues of the Sultaun of Palembang it would be difficult to form a monied estimate, as they... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 sivua
...in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel riot, waste ; A; little think they, while they dance alpng, How many feel, this very moment, death, And all the...the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame ! How in.my bleed, 'By shameful variance betwixt man and man ! How many piue in want, and dungeon glooms,... | |
 | 1825 - 448 sivua
...pain. By shameful variance betwixt man and man. Oi more devouring flame. How many bleedt' ••< . How many pine in want, and dungeon glooms ; Shut from the common air, and common use Of baleful .grief, or eat the bread Of their own limbs. How many drink the cup Of misery. Sore pierc'd... | |
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