Fortune, that with malicious joy Does Man, her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless ; Still various, and inconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery... The Oxford book of Latin verse: from the earliest fragments to the end of ... - Página 4651912 - 531 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| John Bell - 1778 - 438 páginas
...joys I have posseas'd, in spite of Fate, are mine. Not He'av'n itself upon the past has pow'r ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune...her slave, oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, 75 Is seldom pleas'd to bless; Still various, and inconstant still. But with an inclination to be ill.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 páginas
...joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heaven itfelf upon the paft has power ; . But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, IX. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Docs man her flavc opprefs, Proud of her office to deflroy,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 362 páginas
...The joys I have poflefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heaven itfelf upon the paft has power; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, IX. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her flave opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy,... | |
| Berquin (M., Arnaud) - 1805 - 294 páginas
...'°ys l have Poffefs'd, in fpite of fate are mine, Not Heav'n itfelf upon the paft has pow'r ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her (lave opprefs, Proud of her office to deftroy, Is feldom pleas'd to blefs : Still various and unconflant... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 346 páginas
...Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r ; [hour. But what has been has been, and I have had my IX. Fortune that, with malicious joy, Does man, her slave:,...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless ; Still various, and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 308 páginas
...The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate are mine ; Not heaven itself upon the past has power, But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. Fortune,...destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless : Still various, and inconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 páginas
...spite of Fate arc mine, Not Heaven itself upon the past has power ; But what has been, has been, and 1 have had my hour. Fortune, that, with malicious joy,...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless : Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 páginas
...mine, Not Heaven itself upon the past has power ; But what has been, has been, aud 1 have had my houn Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless : Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination tobe ill, Promotes,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 páginas
...mine, Not Heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been, has been, and 1 have had my boon Fortune, that, with malicious joy, Does man her slave...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleas'd to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
| 1812 - 588 páginas
...joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. " Not heaven itself upon the past has power; "But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour."...oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom plcas'd to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes,... | |
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