By chase our long-lived fathers earned their food ; Toil strung the nerves and purified the blood : But we their sons, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor... The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'. - Page 187edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...soul. £ By chaceour long-lived fathers earned their food; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood : But we their sons, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught.... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...soul. J By chaceour long-lived fathers earned their food; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood : But we their sons, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought, Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught.... | |
| Benjamin Waterhouse - 1822 - 70 pages
...trade. By chace our long-lived fathers earned their food ; Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood. But we their sons, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down to three score years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, Than fee the Doctor for a... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pages
...made; Kxcess began and sloth sustains the trade. By clmce, our long liv'd lathers earn'd their bread.; Toil strung their nerves and purified their blood; But we, their sons, a pamper'd race of men, Are dwindl'd down to three-s«ore years and ten;. Better hunt in fields for health... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 878 pages
...Browne. By chace our long-lived fathers earned their food ; Toil strung the nerves and purified the blood : But we their sons, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten. Dryden. Jove hurls the (Лгее-forked thunder from above. Adduon. Laying a caustick,... | |
| 1831 - 256 pages
...their nerves, and purified their blood; .-> \ and exercise—which are, in truth, the physic of reason But we, their sons, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten: Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, Than fee the doctors for a nauseous draught.... | |
| 524 pages
..." The first physicians by debanch were made ; Excess began, and sloth sustains the trade. By chace our long-lived fathers earned their food, Toil strung their nerves and purified their bloorl : But we, their tions, a pampered race of men, Are dwindled down 10 three-score years and ten.... | |
| 1835 - 344 pages
...debauch were made, Excess began, and sloth sustains the trade ; By chase our long-liv'd fathers earn'd their food, Toil strung their nerves and purified their blood ; But we. their sons, a pamper'd race of men. Are dwindled down to three score years and ten. Better to hunt in fields for... | |
| 1836 - 1118 pages
...food; Toil strung the nerves, and purlfy'd the blood ; . Bat -we their sons, а pamper" il roce оГ men. Are dwindled down to three-score yean and ten. Better to hunt in ti« Kb fur health utihought. Than lee the doctor Гог л nauseous draught TV wise Cor cure on... | |
| Charles Bucke - 1837 - 364 pages
...Augustin* prolonged the cheat in his age, and Dryden in our own. ' By chace our long-lived fathers earneil their food : Toil strung their nerves, and purified their blood : But we, their sons, a pamper' d race of men, Are dwindled down to threescore years and ten.' This idea, however, is finely... | |
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