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" Till tired 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 happiness by hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge... "
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany - Page 105
1822
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days; Each want of happiness by hope supply'cl, 285 And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as...destroy ; In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble Joy ; One prospect lost another still we gain, And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ; 290 Ev'n mean self-love...
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An essay on man. Cornish ed

Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days; Each want of happiness by hope supply'd, And each vacuity of sense by pride: These build as...destroy; In folly's cup still laughs the bubble, joy; • * One prospect lost, another still we gain; And not a vanity is given in vain: Ev'n mean self-love...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...varying rays, Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by hope supply'd, 2 And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In Folly's cnp still laughs the bubble Joy ; One prospect lost another still we gain, And not a vanity is given...
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An Account of a Voyage to India, China &c. in His Majesty's Ship Caroline ...

James Johnson - China - 1806 - 154 pages
...Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays " The painted c/ouds that beautify our days ; " Each want nf happiness by hope supplied, " And each vacuity of...destroy ; " In folly's cup still laughs the bubble joy : " One prospect lost, another still toe gain, , " And not a vanity is given in vain,'' We were no...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...varying rays Those painted clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness by Hope supply'd, And each vacuity of sense by pride : These build as...destroy; In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble, Joy; One prospect lost, another still we gain"; And not a vanity is given in vain ; Ev'n mean Self-love...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...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 happiness...fast as knowledge can destroy; In folly's cup still langhs the bubble joy ; One prospect lost, another still we gain, And not a vanity is given in vain...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...life's poor play is o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted clonds that beantify our days : Each want of happiness by hope supplied,...fast as knowledge can destroy; In folly's cup still langhs the bubble joy; One prospect lost, another still we^ain ; And not a vanity is l1iv'n in vain...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Four Volumes. Collated with the ...

Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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 happiness...pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy fu folly's cup still laughs the bubble joy ; One prospect lost, another still we gain, And not a vanity...
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Poetical Works

Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...clouds that beautify our days ; Each want of happiness hy hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense hy pride : These build as fast as knowledge can destroy ; In folly's cup still laughs the huhblejoy ; One prospect lost, another still we gain, And not a vanity is given in vain: Ev'n mean...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 5

1808 - 408 pages
...o'er. Meanwhile opinion gilds with varying rays Those painted cloud» that beautify oar days; liach want of happiness by hope supplied, And each vacuity of sense by pride : I'liese build as fust as knowledge ean destroy ; In folly's cup still lauglis the bubble joy : One...
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