 ALL upstarts, insolent in place, Remind us of their vulgar race. As in the sunshine of the morn A Butterfly, but newly born, Sat proudly perking on a rose, With pert conceit his bosom glows; His wings, 'all glorious to behold, Bedrop'd with azure, jet,...  Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts - Página 20por Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1871Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | John Gay - 1728 - 218 páginas
...the morn, A Butterfly (but newly born) Sate proudly perking on a rofe; With pert conceit his bofom glows> His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet and gold, Wide he difplays; the fpangled dew Reflects his eyes and various hue. His now forgotten friend, a Snail, Beneath... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 páginas
...and the SNAIL. ALL upftarts, infolent in place, Remind us of their vulgar race. As, in die funfhine of the morn, A Butterfly, but newly born, Sat proudly perking on a rofe ; With pert conceit his bofom glows, His wings, all glorious to behold ! Bedropt with azure, jet,... | |
 | John Gay - 1737 - 418 páginas
...Butterfly (but newly born) Sate Sate proudly perking on a rofe ; With pert conceit his bofom glow?, His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet and gold, Wide he difplays ; the fpangled dew Reflects his eyes and various hue. His now forgotten friend, a Snail, Beneath... | |
 | 1750 - 372 páginas
...and the SNAIL. LL upftarts, infolent in place, Remind us of their. vulgar race. As, in. the fun-fhine of 'the morn, A Butterfly (but newly born) Sat proudly perking on a rofe ; "With pert conceit his bofom glows ; His wings, (all glorious to behold), Bedropt with azure,... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 páginas
...and the SNAIL. A LL upftarts, infolent in place, Remind us of their vulgar race. As, in the fun-mine of the morn, A Butterfly (but newly born) Sat proudly perking on a rofe ; With pert conceit his bofom glows ; His wings (all-glorious to behold) Bedroptwith azure, jet,... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 páginas
...and the SNAIL. A.LL upftarts infolent in place, Remind us of their vulgar race. As, in the funfhine of the morn* A Butterfly (but newly born) Sat proudly perking on a rofe ; With pert conceit his bofom glows ; His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 páginas
...the morn A Butterfly (but newly horn) Sate proudly perking on a rofe, . 5 With pert conceit his bolom glows ; His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet, and gold, Wide he difplays; thc fpang;!ed dew Refle£b his eyes and various hue. • 3 His now-forgotten friend, a Snail,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 362 páginas
...the mora A Butterfly (but newly born) Sate proudly peiking on a rofe, 5 With pert conceit his bofom glows ; His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet, and goLI, Wide he dif plays ; the fpangled dew Reft;£b his eyes and various hue. i» His now-forgotten... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 páginas
...AND THE SNAIL. /V LL upftarts, infolent in place, Remind us of their vulgar race.. As in the funfhine of the morn' A Butterfly (but newly born) Sat proudly perking on a rofe, 5 With pert conceit his bofom glows ; His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 páginas
...ana SnailЛ LL upftarts infolent in place, ^"*- Remind us of their vulgar race. As, in the funihine of the morn, A Butterfly (but newly born) Sat proudly perking on a rofe, With pert conceit his bofom glows ; His wings (all glorious to behold) Bedropt with azure, jet,... | |
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