Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay, So flourish these, when those... The Caxtons - Side 88af Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1855Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1826 - 722 sider
...age, Magilligan, Aug. It. J. GRAHAM. AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND IN THI COUNTY or LIMERICK. " Likeleaves on trees the race of man is found ; Now green in youth, now withering on the ground} Another race thefollou-ing race supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise. & generations... | |
| New year - 1747 - 72 sider
...Congregations ; Searchers, Shroud-Maker st Coffin-Maker^, Sextons,Grave.s^Clerks^ #W UNDERTAKERS, &c. &C; Like Leaves on Trees the Race of Man is found, Now green in Tenth, nova with' ring on the Ground, Another Race the following Spring fupplies , They fall fucce/vue,... | |
| Homerus - 1756 - 254 sider
...copy of What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, lReply'd the chief) can Tydtue ' fon inquire ? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
| William Dodd - 1764 - 330 sider
...tranflation. • , What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief ) can Tydeus" fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees, the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fuccefllve, and fucceflive... | |
| Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 sider
...— :. 260. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground } Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
| Thomas Whyte - 1778 - 100 sider
...hath been related in thefe Memoirs, fufficiently verifies the following verfes of the celebrated Pope. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground, Another race the following fpringfupplies, They fall fuccejjive, andfuccejfi-ue... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 396 sider
...death. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fi:pplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife : So generations... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 408 sider
...What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? 1Sa ILike leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife.: So generations... | |
| George Colman - 1787 - 370 sider
...fixth book of the Iliad, " comparing the generations of men to the annual «« fucceffion of leaves. " Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, " Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; " Another race the following fpring fupplies, " They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife: " So generations... | |
| 1788 - 404 sider
...quick fucceffion of fpringing and falling leaves, an apt comparifon for the fugitive races of men. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground. Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fuccefiii'c, and fucccflive rife ; So generations... | |
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