...To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah ! why should they know...more ; — where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. ODE TO ADVERSITY. [IBID.] DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast,...

...each his MifF'rings : all are men, "'ondemn'd :dike to groan ; The tender for another's pain, 1'h' - be wise,. §74. Ode trt Adversity. GRAY. DAUOWTKR of JAte, relenilc« pow'r, Thou tamer of the human...

...pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah ! why should they know their fat* J Since sorrow never romes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought...destroy their paradise. No more— >where ignorance if bliss, 'lit folly t« be wise. 09 THE BARD.-A PIKDARIC ODE. 'RviN seize Aee, ruthless king! ' Confusion...

...numbs the soul with icy hand, And sjow-cousuming Age. To each bis sufferings : all are men, Condemn °d alike to groan; The tender for another's pain, The...his own. Yet ah ! why should they know their fate ! Siuce sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly flies. Thought would destroy their Paradise....

...hand, And slow-consuming Age. To each his sufferings : all are men, Coudemn'd alike to groan ; Thr tender for another's pain, The unfeeling for his own. Yet ah ! why should they know their fate ! Siuce sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly Bies. Thought would destroy their Paradise....

...T' i'c-*', 3' xi/iii •; aiii.;, ,HD ^' |W|- T(*i T/ TxoiTEo 4t»t/», ,' - pp. 112—3. • But, ah! .why should they know their fate? Since sorrow...paradise. No more — where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis tolly to be wise.' The next Ode, by Mr. Keate, in praise of Astronomy, is pretty ; it is also free...

...Yet, ah ! why should they know their fale] We meet with the same thought in Milton's Comus, ver. S59 : And happiness too swiftly flies? Thought would destroy...more ; — where ignorance is bliss, Tis folly to be wise. NOTES. For grant they be so, while they rest unknown, What need a man forestall his date of...

...immediately depends. With icy hand.— Poverty is represented as numbing the faculties like frost. " To each his sufferings : all are men, Condemned alike to groan ; The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah ! why should they know their fete ? Since sorrow never comes too...

...pain, The unfeeling for his own. Yet, ah I why should they know their fete ? Since Sorrow never conies too late, And Happiness too swiftly flies: Thought...paradise. No more : where ignorance is bliss, Tis folly to be wise. < COUNTRY BOX, 1757. BY ROBERT LLOYD, M. A, THE wealthy Cit, grown old in trade, Now wishes...

...sufferings— all are MEN Condemn'd alike to groan, The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for Ms own. Yet, ah ! why should they know their fate Since...sorrow never comes too late, And happiness too swiftly fliesThought would destroy their Paradise : No more — where Iguorance is bliss 'Tis Folly — to...