 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 you admire my lamp," quoth he, ' As much as I your minstrelsy, ' You would abhor to do me wrong, ' As much...  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Side 399av William Cowper - 1854Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 sider
...Did you admire my lamp," quoth he» " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas the self-same...short oration, And, warbling out his approbation, ReleasM him, as my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. Hence jarring sectaries may learn... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 sider
...Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same...my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. COWPEH. HONESTY OF A MORAVIAN. IN the last German war, a captain of cavalry was appointed to procure... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 sider
...would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the sclfsomc.powcr divirte . Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with...Might beautify and cheer the night. The songster heard this short oration, And warbling out his approbation, Released him, as my story tells, And found a... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 sider
...— Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the selfsame...my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. Poor Moralist! and what art thou? a solitary fly !— Grag. The removing the defects of learning are... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 366 sider
...Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same...short oration, And, warbling out his approbation, Releas'd him, as my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. MORAL. From this short fable, youth... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 388 sider
...Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same...short oration, And, warbling out his approbation, Releas'd him, as my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. From this short fable, youth may... | |
 | 1832 - 406 sider
...eloquent:— Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, A« much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same Power Divine Taught you to sing, and me to shine f That you with music, I with light. Might beautify and cheer the night. The songster heard his short... | |
 | 1832 - 298 sider
...eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same...power divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; Thai you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night. The songster heard his short... | |
 | Anne Parker - 1835 - 302 sider
..." Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would ahhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas the self-same...beautify and cheer the night." The songster heard this short oration, And warbling out his approbation, Released him, as my story tells, And found a... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 sider
...minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same Pow'r divine Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That...beautify and cheer the night." The songster heard this short oration, And warbling out his approbation, Releas'd him, as my story tells, And found a... | |
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