Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground; Another race the following spring supplies; They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those... Preparatory Greek Course in English - Page 173by William Cleaver Wilkinson - 1882 - 294 pagesFull view - About this book
| English essays - 1826 - 722 pages
...age, Magilligan, Aug. It. J. GRAHAM. AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND IN THI COUNTY or LIMERICK. " Likeleaves on trees the race of man is found ; Now green in youth, now withering on the ground} Another race thefollou-ing race supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise. & generations in their course... | |
| English essays - 1733 - 750 pages
...following beautiful Comparifon, preaches the fame Doclrine. . , , ve. on trees' th'e««of »tfrisfcund, green in youth, now withering on the ground : Another race- the following fpring fupplia, TheV fall I'uccelTive, and liioceflive rile: fio^^n.. in their courfe decay, So Hourifii... | |
| New year - English poetry - 1747 - 72 pages
...Congregations ; Searchers, Shroud-Maker st Coffin-Maker^, Sextons,Grave.s^Clerks^ #W UNDERTAKERS, &c. &C; Like Leaves on Trees the Race of Man is found, Now green in Tenth, nova with' ring on the Ground, Another Race the following Spring fupplies , They fall fucce/vue,... | |
| Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...copy of What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, lReply'd the chief) can Tydtue ' fon inquire ? 180 Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
| William Dodd - English essays - 1764 - 330 pages
...tranflation. • , What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief ) can Tydeus" fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees, the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground ; Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fuccefllve, and fucceflive... | |
| John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 618 pages
...antiquity : O«j B-jg/ ^u^Awji ytvetij roai ft xow etyfguv, &c. td* Like leaves on trees the raee of men is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground. Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceflive, and fuccefllve rife ; So generations in their courfe decay.... | |
| John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 342 pages
...as vouchers for their antiquity : ay f' guv, &c. J^. £. ' Like Like leaves on trees the race of men is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground. Another race the following fpring fupplies, They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive rife>; So generations in their courfe decay.... | |
| Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...— :. 260. What, or from whence I am, or who my fire, (Reply'd the chief) can Tydeus' fon enquire ? Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground } Another race the following fpring fupplies ; They fall fucceffive, and fucceffive... | |
| Thomas Whyte - 1778 - 100 pages
...hath been related in thefe Memoirs, fufficiently verifies the following verfes of the celebrated Pope. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground, Another race the following fpringfupplies, They fall fuccejjive, andfuccejfi-ue... | |
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