Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train! The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray - Page 4by Thomas Gray - 1853 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Gray - 1797 - 188 pages
...have they of ills to comç, Nor care beyond to-day: Yet fee how all around 'em wait cc The minifters of human fate, And black Misfortune's baleful train! Ah ! Shew them where in ambufh {land To feize their prey the murd'rous band! Ah ! Tell them they are men. , fo Thefe ftiall... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly th' approach of morn. Alas ! regardless of their doom The little victims...human fate, And black Misfortune's baleful train ! Ah, show them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah, tell them they are men... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...Cheer, of Vigour born ; The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims...human fate, And black Misfortune's baleful train! Ah, show them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band! Ah, tell them they are men!... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...have they ci ills to come , No care beyond to-day -? Yet see how all around them wait The minister* of human fate, And black Misfortune's baleful train...them where in ambush stand To seize their prey the murthVous bantl ! Ah , tell them , they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vii 1 in... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...thoughtless day, the easy night, The .spirits pure, the slumhers light. That fly the approach of nioru. Alas! regardless of their doom. The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come, No care heyond to-day : Yet see how all around them wait, The ministers of human fate. And hlack Misfortune's... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...pure, the slumbers light, That fly th' approach of morn. Alas! regardless of their doom, The liltle victims play! No sense have they of ills to come,...them where in ambush stand, To seize their prey, the murd'rous band ! Ah! tell them they are men. These shall the fury passions tear, The vultures of the... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...thoughtless day, the easy night. The spirits pure, the slumbers light,. That fly th' approach of morn. Alas, regardless of their doom, The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to come, No care beyond to-day : • ^'et see how all around them wait Tie ministers of human fate, And black... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly th' approach of morn. Alas! regard less of their doom, The little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, No care beyond to-day : Yet see how all around them wait, The ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light, That fly th' approach of morn. Alas, regardless of their doom, The little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come, Jsor care beyond to-day : Yet see how all around 'em wait The Ministers of human fate, And black Misfortune's... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
..., No sense have they of ills to corne^ - . No care beyond to-day : '- . Yet see how all around them wait The Ministers of human fate, .'. And black Misfortune's...stand , .. To seize their prey the murth'rous band J Ah, tell them, they are men ! These shall the fury Passions tear, The vultures of the mind, Disdainful... | |
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