 Me, let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep a while one parent from the sky...  The Works of Alexander Pope: Satires, &c - Page 27by Alexander Pope - 1757Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 lehte
...paft unknown, His death was inftant, and without a groan. O grant me thus to live, and thus to die ! Who fprung from Kings mall know lefs joy than I. O...the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofmg Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 410 Make Languor fmile, and fraooth the bed... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 lehte
...me femble que la Perruque eft alTes heureuiement frondee dans ces quatres vers. 28. O friend 1 28. O friend ! may each domeftic blifs be thine ! Be no...the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repoflng age * j With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed... | |
 | Elizabeth Griffith - 1782 - 148 lehte
...affectionate feelings, and awaken that almoft divine enthufiafm which infpired Pope's filial prayer : , 9 " Me let the tender office long engage, " To rock the cradle of declining Age ; «•" Explore the thought, explain the alking eye, " And keep awhile a parent from... | |
 | Christian Felix Weisse - 1785 - 396 lehte
...aufgemuntert »urbe, поф einige anbew auf Tírt nad)¿uaí)men, unb nur fein îob un« U 3 íerbrad) Me let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of repofing agej With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor fmi le, and fmooth the bed of death j... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 lehte
...thus to die ! 404 Who fprung from Kings mall know lefs joy than I. O Friend ! may each domeftic blifa be thine! Be no unpleafing Melancholy mine : Me, let...repofing Age, With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, 413 Make Languor fmilc, and fmooth the bed of Death, Explore the thought, explain the afldng eye, And... | |
 | Eschenburg - 1788 - 472 lehte
...and without a groan О grant me, thus to live, and thus to die! Who fprung from kings fhall know lels joy than I, O! friend, may each domeftic blifs be...Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the crodle of repofing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make Languor fmile, and fmooth... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 lehte
...Kings ihall know lefs joy than I. f O Friend ! may each domcftic blifs be thine ! Be no unplcafing 9 тむ "' 1791 Rivington" " Elegant extracts( Xfay this rcpofing Age ; VARIATIONS. * Once, and hut once, hit herdlefs youth was hit, And lik'd that Jang'rous... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 lehte
...Whofprungfromkingsflinll knowlcfs joy than I O friend ! may each dorm-flic hlifs be thine i Be no unplcafing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle of rcpofmg age ; . P 4 Wit»» -EL-ErG AN T • B XT* ACTS,' With lenient arts extend a mother's breath,... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 260 lehte
...know lefs joy thar O Friend ! may each domcftic blifs be thine ! JBe no unpleafing Melancholy mineMe let the tender office long engage, To rock the cradle...Age ; With lenient arts extend a Mother's breath, Make languor fmile, and fmooth the bed of dcatl Explore the thought, explain the afking eye, And keep... | |
 | 1794 - 918 lehte
...kings fliail know left joy than I. О friend ! may each iloricftic blifs be thine ! Be no nnpleafing melancholy mine : Me, let the tender office long engage. To rock the cradle of repoimg age. With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, 41« Make languor fniilf, and fmootii the... | |
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