 | Matthew Arnold - 1853 - 298 psl.
...men ? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls : 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the elastic powers. Till having us'd our nerves with bliss and teen, And tir'd upon a thousand schemes our wit, To the just-pausing... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1856 - 386 psl.
...men ? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls : 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the elastic powers. Till having us'd our nerves with bliss and teen, And tir'd upon a thousand schemes Our wit, To the just-pausing... | |
 | William Chappell - 1885 - 864 psl.
...illustration of the more modern lines : — " Till, having us'd our nerves with bliss and teen, And tir'd upon a thousand schemes our wit, To the just-pausing Genius we remit Our worn-out life, and are — what we have been." 1 This must refer to Philip, Lord Wharton, who was rigidly... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1878 - 396 psl.
...mortal men? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls; 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the...just-pausing Genius we remit Our well-worn life, and are—what we have been. Thou hast not lived, why should'st thou perish, so ? Thou hadst one aim, one... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 340 psl.
...men ? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls ; 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the...lived, why should'st thou perish, so ? Thou hadst me aim, one business, one desire; Else wert thou long since number'd with the dead! Else hadst thou... | |
 | 1883 - 378 psl.
...mortal men ? Tis that from change to change their being rolls ; Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the...Thou hadst one aim, one business, one desire ; Else wcrt thou long since number'd with the dead ! Else hadst thou spent, like other men, thy fire ! The... | |
 | English poets - 1883 - 364 psl.
...men ? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls ; 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the...just-pausing Genius we remit Our well-worn life, and are—what we have been. Thou hast not lived, why should'st thou perish, so ? Thou hadst one aim, one... | |
 | 1883 - 378 psl.
...men ? 'Tis that from change to change their being rolls ; 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls, And numb the...just-pausing Genius we remit Our well-worn life, and are—what we have been. Thou hast not lived, why should'st thou perish, so ? Thou hadst one aim, one... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1885 - 280 psl.
...men ? "Tis that from change to change their being rolls ; 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls And numb the...schemes our wit, To the just-pausing Genius we remit Our worn-out life, and are — what we have been. Thou hast not lived, why should'st thou perish, so 1... | |
 | Louis Du Pont Syle - 1894 - 508 psl.
...their being rolls ; 'Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls 145 And numb the elastic powers. Till having used our...schemes our wit, To the just-pausing Genius we remit Our worn-out life, and are — what we have been. 150 Thou hast not lived, why should'st thou perish, so?... | |
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No, no, thou hast not felt the lapse of hours! For what wears out the life of mortal men? Tis that from change to change their being rolls, Tis that repeated shocks, again, again, Exhaust the energy of strongest souls And numb the elastic powers. Till... 
