 He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — Did...  The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple - Side 36av William Cowper - 1818 - 216 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 378 sider
...Harangu'd him thus right eloquent. Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your fong, For 'twas the felf-fame power divine, Taught you to fing, and me to fhine, That you... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 sider
...Harangu'd him thus right eloquent. Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong. As much as I to fpoil your fong, For 'twas the felf-fame power divine, Taught you to fing, and me to mine, That you... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 380 sider
...Harangu'd him thus right eloquent. Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your fong, For 'twas the felf-fame power divine, Taught you to fing, and me to fhine, That you... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 sider
...Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your fong ; For 'twas the felf-fame pow'r divine Taught you to fing, and me to mine ; That you... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 sider
...Harangued him thus, right eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minilrtlly, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your fong ; For 'twas the felf-famc Pow'r divine Taught you to fing, and me to mine, That you... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 372 sider
...Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent— Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, * As much as I your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your fong ; For 'twas the felf-fame pow'r divine Taught you to fing, and me to fhine ; That you... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 310 sider
...his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent.... " Did you admire my lamp,'' quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy,...as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 sider
...Harangued him thus, right eloquent— Did yiu admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as 1 your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your long ; For 'twas the felf-iame power divine Taught you to fing, and me to ftiine ; THE NIGHTINOAH... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 sider
...Harrangued him thus, right eloquent j "Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minftrelfy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to fpoil your fong ; For 'twas the felf fiime pow'r divine Taught you to fing, and me to llijne ; That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 478 sider
...in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You...songster heard his short oration, And warbling out his approbation, Released him, as my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. Hence jarring... | |
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