 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 lehte
...Honour but an empty Bubble ; Never ending, (till beginning ; Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying: If the World be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying ! Lovely Thau fits befide thee ; Take the Good the Gods provide thee: The Many rend the Skies with loud Applaufe,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 lehte
...; Honour but an empty Bubble. Never' ending, {till beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If the World be worth thy Winning, Think, O think, it worth Enjoying. Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the Good the Gods provide thee. 1 The Many rend the Skies, with loud Applaufe;... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 lehte
...•, Honour but an empty Bubble. Never ending, ftill beginning^ Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If the World be worth thy Winning,. Think, O think, it worth Enjoying. Lovely 73W.rfits befides theei Take the Good the'Gods provide thee. The many rend the Skies, with loud Applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 lehte
...j Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thec. The many rend the fides .with loud applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 lehte
...Honor but an empty bubble ; Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftil'l deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the goo.d the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 lehte
...Honour but an empty bubble; . Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 lehte
...Honour, but an empty bubble : Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thai's fits befide thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the flues with loud applaufe... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 lehte
...deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying. Lovely Thais fits befide thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fides with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mafic won the caufe. The prince, unable to conceal... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 lehte
...: If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think, it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the flues with loud applaufe ; So Love was crown'd, but Mufic won the caufe. The prince, unable to conceal... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 lehte
...Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War. he sung, is toil and trouble, "ur hut an empty hubble i Never ending, still beginning. Fighting still, and...the skies with loud applause : So love was crown'd, hut music won the cause. The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd his care,... | |
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Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the 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... 
