 Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law, Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and prayer-books are...  Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 190by Thomas Brown - 1822 - 587 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1762 - 370 pages
...riper ftage , And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : ego Pleas'd with this bauble ftill, as that before; Till tir'd he sleeps , and Life's poor play is o'er. ^ Mean-while Opinion gilds with varying rays Thofe painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1772 - 374 pages
...riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : 280 Pleas'd with this bauble ftill , as that before ; Till tir'd he sleeps , and Life's poor play is o'er. Mean-while Opinion gilds with varying rays Thofe painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 pages
...riper ftage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age : ago Pleas'd with this bauble ftill , as that before ; Till tir'd he sleeps , and Life's poor play is o'er. Mean-while Opinion gilds with varying rays Thofe painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...with a rattle, tickled with a straw; Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite; Scarfs, garters, gold amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age ; 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...with a rattle, tickled with a straw: Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before; 'Till tir'd he sleeps,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: 280 Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...with a straw : Some livelier play-thing gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quile: Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And...'Till tir'd he sleeps, and Life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile Opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, And beads and pray'r-books are the toys of age: Fleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days; Each want of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse...Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...a rattle, tickled with a straw : Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight; A little louder, but as empty quite : Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse...prayer-books are the toys of age : Pleas'd with this hauble still, as that before, Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile, opinion... | |
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