afliam'd to ufe a glafs; And till I fee them with thefe eyes, •» ' Whoever fays you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, fenfe and wit : Thus you may ftill be young to me, While I can better bear than fee. Oh, ne'er... The Works of the English Poets: Swift - Page 334by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
| Richard Henry Stoddard - 1861 - 552 lehte
...undistinguished pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass: And, till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, When I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 428 lehte
...undistinguish'd pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 lehte
...undistinguish'd pass, For I'm asham'd to use a glass; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 410 lehte
...undistinguish'd pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 432 lehte
...undistinguish'd pass, For I'm asham'd to use a glass; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1871 - 382 lehte
...undistinguished pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit: Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. Oh ne'er may Fortune... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1871 - 388 lehte
...undistinguished pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass ; And till I see them with these oyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit: Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. Oh ne'er may Fortune... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1872 - 348 lehte
...undistinguished pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass ; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit : Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. Oh ne'er may Fortune... | |
| George Barnett Smith - 1875 - 448 lehte
...undistinguish'd pass, For I'm ashamed to use a glass ; And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| George Barnett Smith - 1875 - 552 lehte
...undistinguish'd pats, For I'm ashamed to use a glass j And till I see them with these eyes, Whoever says you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, sense and wit; Thus you may still be young to me, While I can better hear than see. O ne'er may Fortune... | |
| |