 The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. In vain to deserts thy retreat is made; The Muse attends thee to thy silent shade: 'Tis hers, the brave man's latest steps to trace, Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. 30 When int'rest calls off all her...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 289by Alexander Pope - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 lehte
...and dignify Difgrace. r When Int'rcft calls off all her fneaking Train, When all th' Oblig'd defert, and all the Vain $ She waits, or to the Scaffold, or the Cell, When the laft ling'ring Friend has bid farewel. Ev'n now fhe fhades thy Evening Walk with Bays, (No Hireling... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 lehte
...and dignify difgrace. 30 When Int'reft calls off all her fneaking train, And all th' oblig'd defert, and all the vain; She waits, or to the Scaffold, or the cell, When the laft ling'ring friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now, fhe fhades thy Ev'ning walk with bays, 35 (No hireling... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 lehte
...dignify difgrace. 3o When Intereft calls off all her fneaking train, And all th' oblig'd defert, and nll the vain ; She waits, or to the Scaffold, or the cell, When the laft lingering friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now, me fhades thy Evening- walk with bays 35 {No hireling... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 lehte
...and dignify difgrace. 30 When Intereft calls off all her fneaking train, And all th' oblig'd defert, and all the vain ; :She waits, or to the Scaffold, or the cell, When the laft lingering friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now, fhe fhades thy Evening-walk with bays 35 (No hireling... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 lehte
...man's latest steps to trace, Reit'dge his sets, and dignify disgrace. 30 When Im'rest calls offall her sneaking train, And all th' oblig'd desert, and...ling'ring friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now she shades thy ev'ning walk with bays; 35 (No hireling she, no prostitute to praise) Ev'n now, observant ofthe parting... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 lehte
...pow'r, the blast of public breath, 2* The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. In vain to desarts thy retreat is made, The Muse attends thee to thy...ling'ring friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now she shades thy ev'ning walk with bays, 35 (No hireling she, no prostitute to praise,) Ev'n now, observant of the parting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 lehte
...Stufl. When im'rest calls off all her mttlinr train, Wbeii all tV oblig'd dtseit, and all the vain, SNE She waits, or to the scaffold, or the cell, When the last ling'ring friend has bid farewel. Jom nruts a soldier, open, bold, and brave ; w ill mats 3 scriv'r.cr, an exceeding knave.... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 478 lehte
...Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. When Interest calls off all her sneaking train, And all the' oblig'd desert, and all the vain ; She .waits, or to the scaffold, or the cell, When the last lingering friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now, she shades thy evening walk with bays, (No hireling she,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 lehte
...the brave man's latest steps to trace,' Ilejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace'. 30 When Interest calls off all her sneaking train, And all th' oblig'd...waits, or to the scaffold or the cell, When the last lingering friend has hid farewell. Ev'n now she shades thy evening walk with bays; 35 (No hireling... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1807 - 692 lehte
...trace, Kejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace. When int'rest calls off all her sneaking train. And nil th' oblig'd desert, and all the vain; She waits, or to the scaffold, or the cell, When the last lingering friend has bid farewell. Ev'n now, she shades thy evening walk with bays. (No hireling she,... | |
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