| Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 páginas
...taste Of froit pruserih'd, as to a ret'uga, fled. Thou wast a hauhle once, a cop and hall, Which hahes might play with; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have porloin'd The anhurn nut, that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet cluse-folded latitude of houghs,... | |
| William Cowper - 1831 - 412 páginas
...gloomy, into gloom Of thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close folded latitude of boughs And... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 páginas
...shades, like Adam, after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a'banble once, a cnp and ball, Which babes might play with; and the thievish jay. Seeking her food, with ease might have pnrlomM The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And... | |
| William Cowper - 1831 - 410 páginas
...Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babesmight play with; and the thievish jay. Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close folded latitude of boughs And... | |
| Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 páginas
...Could'st them not, poor Wagtail ! see, That the Hawk was made for THEE ? J. Montgomery. YAKDLEY OAK. THOU wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 446 páginas
...the following passages, as expressive of the vigour and inspiration of true poetic Dennis. genius. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball. Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 448 páginas
...extract the following passages, as expressive of the vigour and inspiration of true poetic genius. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball, Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And... | |
| Caroline Amelia Halsted - 1835 - 312 páginas
...pervade the works of the great Creator, whether exposed to our view in the majestic oak, that was " a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ;or hidden within the minute case of the humble moss ; which shews, under the influence of a microscope,... | |
| William Cowper - 1837 - 420 páginas
...gloomy, into gloom Of thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 406 páginas
...gloomy, into gloom Of thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purlo:n'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing d nvn Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And... | |
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