 Unknown to them, when sensual pleasures cloy, To fill the languid pause with finer joy; Unknown those powers that raise the soul to flame, Catch every nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a smouldering fire, Unquench'd by want,...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 2311802Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...ftimulates the breaft, Becomes a fource of pleafure when redreft. Whence from fuch lands each pleafing fcience flies, That firft excites defire, and then...vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mouldering fire, Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by ftrong defire ; Unfit for raptures, or, if raptures... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...fill the languid paufe with finer joy ; Unknown thofe pow'rs that raife the foul to flame. Catch ev'ry nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mould'ring fire, Unqnench'd by want, unfann'd by ftrong defire ; Unfit for raptures ; or, if raptures... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...the languid paufe with finer joy ; Unknown thofe pow'rs that raife the foul to fla ne, Catch ev'ry nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mould ring fire Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by ftrong defire ; Unfit for raptures, or, if raptures... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789 - 202 pages
...pleasures cloy, To fill the languid pause with finer joy; Unknown those powers that raise the soul to flame, Catch every nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a smould'ring fire, Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by strong desire ; Unfit for raptures, or, if raptures... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...ftimulates the breaft, Becomes a fource of pleafure when redreft, Whence from fuch lands each pleafing fcience flies, That firft excites defire, and then...vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mouldering fire, Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by Ilrong defire; Unfit for raptures, or, if raptures... | |
 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 pages
...when redreft. Whence Whence from fuch lands each pJeafing fcience flics, That firft excites dcfire, and then fupplies ; Unknown to them, when fenfual...vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a finould'ring fire, Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by ftrong defire ; Unfit for raptures, or if raptures... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...fill the languid paufe with finer joy ; Unknown thofc pow'rs that raife the foul to flame, Catch ev'ry am, * mould'ring fire, Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by ftrong dcfire ; Unfit for raptures ; or, if raptures... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...langiúd рдчГе with finer joy ; Unknown thole pow'rs that raife the foul to flame Catch cv'ry nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mould'ring fire, Unqucnch'd by want, unfann'd by llrong defire; Unlit for raptures; or, if raptures... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...fill tlie languid pause with finer joy; Unknown those pow'rs that raise the soul to flame, Catch ev'ry nerve, and vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a smould'ring fire, Unquench'd by want, unfann'd by strong desire ; Unfit for raptures, or if raptures... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pages
...flies, That firft excites defire, and then fupplies ; Unknown Unknown to them when fenfual plea Cures cloy, To fill the languid paufe with finer joy; Unknown...vibrate through the frame. Their level life is but a mouldering fire, Unquench'd by want, unfaim'd by ftrong defire ; Unfit for raptures ; or, if raptures... | |
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