 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 pages
...easy-troubled life, and short ? But all these plagues are nothing near Those, far more cruel and severe, 170 Unhappy man takes pains to find, T" inflict himself...for his sins ; Torments himself, in vain, to know That most which he can never do : And the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd ; Is... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...OF CHARLES II. 203 But all these plagues are nothing near Those, far more cruel and severe, Vnhappy That most which he can never do ; And, the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd ;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 pages
...But all these plagues nre nothing near Those, far more cruel and sffvere, Unhappy man takes ¡«ins to find, T inflict himself upon his mind : And out...torture for his sins; Torments himself in vain, to know That most which he can never do ; An'!, the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd ;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 pages
...these plagues are nothing near Those, far more cruel and severe, Unhappy man takes pains to find, To' inflict himself upon his mind: And out of his own...for his sins ; Torments himself, in vain, to know That most which he can never do; And the more strictly 'tis denied, The more he is unsatisfied; Is... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 316 pages
...The bowels of the earth below, For metals, that are found to dwell Near neighbour to the pit of hell. T' inflict himself upon his mind : And out of his...for his sins ; Torments himself, in vain, to know That most which he can never do : And, the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd ;... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 328 pages
...The bowels of the earth below, For metals, that are found to dwell Near neighbour to the pit of hell, T inflict himself upon his mind : And out of his own...for his sins ; Torments himself, in vain, to know That most which he can never do : And, the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd ;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1837 - 538 pages
...neighbour to the pit of hull. " But all these plagues are nothing near Those far more cruel and severe, Unhappy man takes pains to find T inflict himself...torture for his sins Torments himself, in vain, to know That most, which he can never do ; And the more strictly 'tis denied, The more he is unsatisfied :... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 pages
...easy-troubled life, and short ?* " But all these plagues are nothing near Those far more cruel and severe, Unhappy man takes pains to find T inflict himself upon his mind ; * Though this satire seems fairly transcribed for the press, yet on a vacancy in the sheet opposite... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1854 - 312 pages
...easy-troubled life, and short 1 But all these plagues are nothing near Those far more cruel and severe, 170 Unhappy man takes pains to find, T' inflict himself...for his sins : Torments himself, in vain, to know That most, which he can never do ; And the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd :... | |
 | Samuel Butler, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 318 pages
...easy-troubled life, and short ? But all these plagues are nothing near Those far more cruel and severe, no Unhappy man takes pains to find, T' inflict himself...for his sins : Torments himself, in vain, to know That most, which he can never do ; And the more strictly 'tis deny'd, The more he is unsatisfy'd :... | |
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