 | Edward Young - 1798 - 432 psl.
...him to death. Not Happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish. 275 How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we doat, felicity! The smoothest course of Nature has its pains ; And truest friends, through error, wound... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 psl.
...guard falling, crushes him to death. Not happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we doat, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 412 psl.
...guard falling, crushes him to death. Not happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we doat, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 416 psl.
...guard falling, crushes him to death. Not happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we dozt, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 402 psl.
...guard falling, crushes him to 'death. Not happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we doat, felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has its pains ; And truest friends, thro' error, wound... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 psl.
...thought can pierce beyond anhour! — " Not Happiness itself makes good her name : " Our very wishes give us not our wish ! " How distant oft the thing we doat on most, " From that, for which we dont, Felicity ! " The smoothest course of Nature has its pains. " But, endless is the list of human... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 psl.
...piercebeyondanhour!— t " Not Happiness itself makes good her name: " Our very wishes give us not our wis-n ! " « How distant oft the thing we doat on most, *' From that, for which we doat, Felicity ! " The smoothest course of Nature has its pains. " But, endless is the list of human... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 psl.
...guard falling crushes him to death. Not happiness itself makes good her name; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most From that for which we doat, felicity! The smoothest course of nature has its pains; And truest friends, through error, wound... | |
 | Edward Young - 1810 - 278 psl.
...falling, crushes him to death. Not happiness herself makes good her name ; • Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most From that for which we doat, felicity! The smoothest course of Nature has its pains, And truest friends, thro' error, wound... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 psl.
...guard, falling, crushes him to death, îv'ot happiness itself makes good her name ; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most, From that for which we doat, fe licity I The smoothest course of Nature has ils pains! And truest friends, through erreur,... | |
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Man's caution often into danger turns ; And his guard falling crushes him to death. Not happiness itself makes good her name; Our very wishes give us not our wish. How distant oft the thing we doat on most From that for which we doat, felicity! 
