 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1782 - 378 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftage,. Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Preferv'd by virtue from declenfion, Becomes not weary of attention, But lives, when that exterior grace Which firft infpir'd the flame, decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate and kind, To faults compaffionate. or blind,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftage, Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Preferv'd by virtue from declenfion, Becomes not weary of attention, But lives, when that exterior grace Which firft infpir'd the flame, decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate and kind, To faults compaffionate or blind,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftagr, Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Preferv'd by virtue from declenfiori, Becomes not weary of attention. But lives, when that exterior grace Which firft infpir'd the flame, decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate and kind, To faults compaffionate or blind,,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftage, Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Preferv'd by virtue from declenfion, Becomes not weary of attention ; But lives, when that exterior grace Which firft infpir'd the flame decays* "Tis gentle, delicate, and kind, To faults compaffionate or blind,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftage, Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Preferv'd by virtue from declenfion, Becomes not weary of attention : But lives, when that exterior grace, Which firft infpir'd the flame, decays. Ti$ gentle, delicate, and kind, To faults compafsionate, or blind... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...intestine war. The love that cheers life's latest stage, Proof against sickness and old age, Preserv'd by virtue from declension, Becomes not weary of attention...; But lives, when that exterior grace Which first inspir'd the flame decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate, and kind, To faults compassionate or blind, And will... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftage, Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Preferved by virtue from declenfion, Becomes not weary of attention ; But lives, when that exterior grace, Which firft infpired the flame decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate, and kind, To faults compaffionate or blind,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...cheers life's lateft ftage, Proof againft ficknefs and old age, Prefery'd by virtue from declenfiori, Becomes not weary of attention : But lives, when that exterior grace, Which firft infpir'd the flame, decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate, and kind, To faults compaffionate, or blind... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...intestine war. The love, that cheers life's latest stage/ Proof against sickness and old age, Preserved by virtue from declension, Becomes not weary of attention;...gladly cure: But angry, coarse, and harsh expression Shows love to be a mere profession; Proves that the heart is none of his, Or soon expels him if it... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...intestine war. The love, that cheers life's latest stage, Proof against sickness and old age, Preserved by virtue from declension, Becomes not weary of attention...gladly cure : But angry, coarse, and harsh expression Shows love to be a mere profession; Proves that the heart is none of his, Or soon expels him if it... | |
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tis jar, And tumult and intestine war. The love that cheers life's latest stage, Proof against sickness and old age, Preserved by virtue from declension, Becomes not weary of attention ; But lives, when that exterior grace, Which first inspired the flame,... 
