 There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of Not too much ; by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking from thence Due nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many years over thy head return : So may'st thou live ;...  Le Paradis perdu de Milton - Page 406by John Milton - 1857 - 448 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hannah Gardner Creamer - Depression in women - 1852 - 450 pages
...plied his pestle and mortar. XVII. LAW. "If thou well observe The role of Not too much; by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking...nourishment, not gluttonous delight, Till many years oyer thy head return : So mayst thou live ; till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Into thy mother's lap... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 pages
...connatural dust ? There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of Not too much ; by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking...outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To wither'd, weak, and gray ; thy senses then, Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego, To... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 pages
...connatural dust ?" "There is," said Michael, "if thou well observe The rule of 'Not too much,' by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking...outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To wither'd, weak, and grey ; thy senses then, Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego, To... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 374 pages
...connatural dust ? There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of Not too much ; by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking...outlive Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty, which will change To wither'd, weak, and gray ; thy senses then, Obtuse, all taste of pleasure must forego, To... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...wrath with goodly temperance. Spenser. If thou well observe The rule of not too much, by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking...lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, in death mature. Milton. Make temperance thy companion, so shall health Sit on thy brow. Dodsley. By... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 376 pages
...connatural dust ? There is, said Michael, if thou well observe sso The rule of not too much, by temperance taught In what thou eat'st and drink'st, seeking from...fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap, or be with ease sss Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, for death mature. This is old age; but then thou must outlive Thy... | |
 | DANIEL WEBSTER - 1853 - 778 pages
...connatural dust? There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of ' Not too much,' by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking...thou drop Into thy mother's lap ; or be with ease Gathered, not harshly plucked ; for death mature. This is old age." VOL. ii. 42 FESTIVAL OF THE SONS... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 644 pages
...connatural dust? There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of ' Not too much,' by temperance taught, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking...thou drop Into thy mother's lap ; or be with ease Gathered, not harshly plucked ; for death mature. This is old age." VOL. ii. 42 FESTIVAL OF THK SONS... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1853 - 634 pages
...dust? There is, said Michael, if thou well observe The rule of 4 Not too much,' by temperance taughl, In what thou eat'st and drink'st ; seeking from thence...thou drop Into thy mother's lap ; or be with ease Gathered, not harshly plucked ; for death mature. This is old age." VOL. ii. 42 FESTIVAL OF THE SONS... | |
 | Frederick Parkes Weber - 1918 - 850 pages
...and Eve, after advising them how to maintain their health by temperance in eating and drinking: — " So may'st thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop...lap, or be with ease Gather'd, not harshly pluck'd, in death mature. This is old age." The same ancient metaphor is found also in the following Latin epitaph... | |
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