 Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.  Selections from The Female Spectator - Página 243por Eliza Haywood - 1999 - 336 páginasVista previa limitada - Acerca de este libro
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 páginas
...erect. Clouds or Affe&ions from our younger Eyes, ConceaJ that Happinefs which Age deicries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both Worlds at... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 páginas
...erecl. Clouds of Affeftions from our younger Eyes, Conceal that Happinefs which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light, thro' Chinks that Time has made. Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw nearer their eternal Home. Leaving the old, both Worlds at... | |
 | Edmund Waller - 1722 - 364 páginas
...loflv Clouds of Affection from our younger Eyes Conceal that Emptinefs, which Age defcries. The Soul's dark Cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro' Chinks that Time has made: Stronger by Weaknefs, wifer Men become, As they draw near to their eternal Home : Leaving the Old, both Worlds... | |
 | Richard Hurd, William Mason - 1757 - 88 páginas
...writer. Stronger by weaknefs, wifer, men become As they draw near to their eternal home. The Soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. 2. After all, thefe conceits, I doubt, are not much to your tafte. The inftance I am going to give,... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 páginas
...Clouds of affection from our younger eyes, Conceals that emptinefs which time defcries. The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Stronger by weaknefs wifer men become, As they draw nearer to their lateft home. Leaving the old, both worlds at... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 páginas
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made. Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to thefhaking down this fcaffolding of the... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 264 páginas
...views, and, I hope, have received fome advantage by it, if what Waller fays be true, that " The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made." Then furely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age to the fhaking down this fcaffolding of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 626 páginas
...eailier than this play of Sbakfpeare Waller has the fame thought : " The foul's dark cottage, battcr'd and decay'd, " Lets in new light, thro' chinks that time has made." STIXVZNSV On this pafTage the elegant and learned Bifhop of Worcefter ha* the following criticifm.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1796 - 210 páginas
...fome advantage by it. If what • Mr. Waller fays, be true, that ' The foul's dark cottage, battcr'd and decay'd, ' Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made ; ' Then liirely ficknefs, contributing no lefs than old age < to the making down this fcaffolding... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 402 páginas
...hope I have received fome advan' tage by it. If what Mr. Waller fays ' be true, that « The foul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, * Lets in new light thro' chinks that time has made ; ' Then furely ficknefs, contributing no ' lefs than old age to the fbaking down ' this fcaffblding... | |
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