 The scaly people of the main, The beasts that range the wood or plain, The wing'd inhabitants of air, The day, the night, the various year ; And know all these by heav'n design'd As gifts to pleasure human kind, I cannot raise my worth too high ; Of what...  Fables: With a Life of the Author - Side 138av John Gay - 1799 - 237 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John Gay - 1728 - 218 sider
...people of the main, The beads that range the wood or plain, The wing'd inhabitants"^ air, *-* 'J'S 1 The day, the night, the various year, And know all...human kind, I cannot raife my worth too high; Of what vafl confequence am I! Not of th' importance you fuppofe, Replies a Flea upon his nofe: Be humble,... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 sider
...fhcw, And the wide wat'ry world below, The fcaly people of the main, The beafts that range the wood and plain, The wing'd inhabitants of air, The day, the night, the various year, And know all thefe by Heaven defign'd As gifts to pleafure human kind, I cannot raiie my worth too high,, . ; Of what vaft... | |
 | John Gay - 1737 - 418 sider
...behold this glorious £how, And the wide watry world below, The fcaly people of the main, The beads that range the wood or plain, The wing'd inhabitants...And know all thefe by heav'n defign'd As gifts to pleafurc human kind, I cannot raife my worth too high j Of what vaft confequence am I ! Not of th'... | |
 | John Gay - 1746 - 212 sider
...behold this glorious ihow, And the wide watry world below, The fcaly people of the main, The beafts that range the wood or plain, The wing'd inhabitants...raife my worth too high> Of what vaft confequence am I! Not of th' importance you fuppofe, Replies a Flea upon his nofe : Be humble, learn thyfelf to fcan... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 sider
...wide wat'ry world be}pvp, .-jrtl & v i' The fcaly people of; the main, i •.,<t ,,; ,.. ;) The beafts that range the wood or plain,' , The wing'd inhabitants of air, The day, the night, th|e various; year, il .j .And know all thefe by heav'n defign'd As gifcs to pleafure human kind ; I cannot raifs my worth... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 sider
....:...: -.ij'i s . •« • . : iG.'l And know all thefe by heav'n defign'd As gifts to pleafure humao kind ; I cannot raife my worth too high ; Of what vaft confequence am I ! Not of th' importance you fuppofe, Era quefta una vii PULCE Adagiata a lui fu '1 nafo. ' . Se te... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 sider
...behold this glorious mow, And the .wide watery world below, 3* The fcaly people of the main, The beafts that range the wood or plain, The wing'd inhabitants...the night, the various year; And know all thefe by Heaven defign'd 5.; As gifts to pleafure human-kind ; Is I cannot I cannot raife my worth too high... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 362 sider
...watery world below, 3:y The fealy people of the main, The beafts that range the wood or plain, 1 he wing'd inhabitants of air, The day, the night, the various year; And know all thefe by Heaven defign'd 3'5 As gifts to pteafure human-kind^ ii I cannot :I cannot raife my worth too high... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 sider
...behold this glorious fhow, And the wide watery world below, 5» The fealy people of the main, The beafts that range the wood or plain, The wing'd inhabitants of air, The day, the riight, the various year; And know all thefe by Heaven defign'd , As gifts to pleafure human-kind;... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 sider
...the wide watery world below, 30 The fcaly people of the main, The beafts that range the wood or plam. The wing'd inhabitants of air, The day, the night, the various year; And know all thefe by Heaven dcfign'd ^5 As gifts to pleafure human-kind ; I 3 I cannot I cannot raife my worth too high... | |
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