| 1707 - 492 pages
...Peace, Whofe refllefs Motions lefs than Wars do ceafe ! Peace is not freed from Labour but from Noife ; And War more Force but not more Pains employs.' Such is the mighty Swiftnefs of your Mind, That (like the Earth's) it leaves our Senfe behind » While you fo fmoothly... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...peace, Whofe reftlefs motions lefs than wars do ceafe I Peace is not freed from labour but from noife ; And war more force, but not more pains employs: Such...the mighty fwiftnefs of your mind, That, like the earth, it leaves our fenfe behind, While you fo fmoothly turn and rowl our fphere, That rapid motion... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...peace, Whofe reftleis morions lefs than wars do ccafe ! Peace is not freed from labour but from noife ; And war more force, but not more pains employs : Such...the mighty fwiftnefs of your mind, That, like the earth, it leaves our fenfe behind. While you fo fmooihly turn and roll our fphcie, That rapid motion... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...is not freed from labour, but from noife ; And war more foree, but not more pains, employ* -• Sueh is the mighty fwiftnefs of your mind, That, like the earth's, it leaves our fenfebehind ; While you fo finootMy turn and rowl our fpherej. That rapid motion does but reft appear.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 376 pages
...\Vhofe_reftlefs motions lefs than-wars da ceafe ! Peace is not freed from labour, But from. noife;, And war more force,, but not more pains, employs-:...rapid motion does but reft appear. For as in nature's fwiftncfs, with thethrong Of flying orbs while our's is born along. All feems at reft to the deluded... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...Peace is not freed from labour, but froni noife ; And war more force, but not more pains employs i Such is the mighty fwiftnefs of your' mind, That,...nature's fwiftnefs, with the throng Of flying orbs while our's is born along, AH feems at reft to the deluded eye, Mov'd by the foul of the fame harmony : So... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...peace, Whole reftlels motions lefs than wars do ceafe ! Peace is not freed from labour but from noife ; And war more force, but not more pains employs : Such...the mighty fwiftnefs of your mind, That, like the earth, it leaves our fenfe behind, AVhile you fo fmoothly turn and rowl our fphere, That rapid motion... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1772 - 388 pages
...earth's, it leaves our fenjf<| behind, - , .,, While you fo fmoothly turn andrflwl our fphere, . } •. i That rapid motion does but reft appear., For as in...nature's fwiftnefs, with the throng Of flying orbs while our's is bom along, All feems at reft to the deluded efe,::. MoV*d by the foul of the fame harmony:... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...force, but not more pains employs i Such is the mighty fwiftnefs of your mind, That, like the earth, it leaves our fenfe behind, While you fo fmoothly turn and rowl our fpherc, That rapid motion does but reft appear. For, as in nature's fwiftnefs, with the throng . Of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...peace, Whofe reftlefs motions lefs than wars do ceafe: Peace is not freed from labour, but from noife; And war more force, but not more pains employs : Such...earth's, it leaves our fenfe behind, While you fo ftnoothly turn and rowl our fphere, That rapid motion does but reft appear. For as in nature's fwiftnefs,... | |
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