 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 str.
...conclusion of the war, the public rejoicing and thanksgivings are ridiculed in the two following lines : The nymph, exulting, fills with shouts the sky. The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. Immediately upon which there follows a malicious insinuation, in the manner of a prophecy (which we... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 str.
...colours from the vernal flow'rs ; To steal from rainbows, ere they drop their show'rs, SetAgain : Oh, thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon...Sudden, these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. Third order. To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, Again :... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 str.
...gale, Nor let th' imprison'd essences exhale; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flow'rs; Again: Oh, thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon...Sudden, these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. Third order. To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 str.
...depends the general fate, An Ace of Hearts steps forth : the King unseen Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen : He springs to vengeance with an...elate. Sudden these honours shall be snatch'd away, And curs'd for ever this victorious day. For lo ! the board with cups and spoons is crown'd, The berries... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 str.
...captive queen i He springs to vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thonder on the prustrate ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky...woods, and long canals reply. O thoughtless mortals 1 ever hlind to late ; Too soon dejeeted, and too soon elate. Sadden, these honoors shall he snateh'd... | |
 | Susan Ferrier - 1819 - 334 str.
...retired in disgust, leaving the aunts and nieces to struggle for the glorious prize. CHAPTER XI. " O thoughtless mortals, ever blind to fate, Too soon...and too soon elate, Sudden these honours shall be snatched away !" POPE. " MY dear child, you played that last stroke like a perfect natural," cried... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1819 - 458 str.
...colours from the vernal flow'rs ; To steal from rainbows, ere they drop their show'rs, tic Again : Oh, thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon...and too soon elate: Sudden, these honours shall be snatch 'd away And curs'd for ever this victorious day. v Third order. To fifty chosen sylph's, of... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 str.
...the general fate, An Ace of Hearts steps forth : the king unseen Lurk1 (1 in her hand, and mourn'd his captive queen : He springs to vengeance with an...Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky j The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. O thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too BOOH... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 308 str.
...depends the general fate: An Ace of Hearts steps forth: the king unseen Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive queen: He springs to vengeance with an...sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. Oh, thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate ; Sudden these... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 str.
...the gen'ral fate : An Ace of Hearts steps forth : The King unseen 95 Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen : He springs to vengeance with an...sky ; The walls, the woods, and long canals, reply. 100 Oh thoughtless mortals ! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate. Sudden these... | |
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Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen : He springs to vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. 
