War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the... Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys - Página 43por William Ernest Henley - 1891 - 364 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1826 - 310 páginas
...mind to love. SofHy sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures : War, he sung, is toil and trouble, Honour but an empty bubble ;...many rend the skies with loud applause : So Love was crown'd, but Music won the cause ; The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair, Who caus'd... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 páginas
...mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble: Honour but an empty bubble ;...destroying If the world be worth thy winning; Think, Oh think ft worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee ! The... | |
| John Aikin - 1826 - 840 páginas
...ne sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ; Never ending, still beginning, Fifthting still, and still destroying ; If the world be worth...it worth enjoying: lovely Thais sits beside thee, Tike the good the gods provide thee. > Bay rend the skies with loud applause ; « wii crown 'd, but... | |
| William Enfield - 1827 - 412 páginas
...mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures : War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ;...many rend the skies with loud applause ; So love was crown'd, but music won the cause. The prince unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 páginas
...in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble: Honor but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning,...many rend the skies with loud applause: So Love was crown'd : but Music won the causev The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair, Who caus'd... | |
| J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 páginas
...mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures.. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ;...destroying. If the world be worth thy winning, Think, oh, think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thais sits beside thee : Take the good the gods provide thee ;... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 páginas
...in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble: Honor but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning,...destroying, If the world be worth thy winning, Think, 0 think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee. — Take the good the gods provide thee.... | |
| William Scott - 1829 - 420 páginas
...mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures, War he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble!...thee; Take the good the gods provide thee, The many reud the skies with loud applause, So love was crown'd ; but music won the cause. The prince, unable... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 páginas
...mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ;...destroying. If the world be worth thy winning, Think, oh ! think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thais sits beside thee ; Take the good the gods provide thee..... | |
| John Dryden - 1832 - 342 páginas
...sooth 'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour, but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and...Think, O think it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais sits besides thee, los Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause ;... | |
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