 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1858 - 292 sider
...blessings, though they may not be able to find such words to convey it as those of the poet, saying,— " Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst them sip and sip it up. Make the most of life yon may, Life is short and wears away. Both alike are... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 sider
...little Anacreontic was occasioned by a fly drinking out of his Cup of Ale : — AN EXTEMPORE SONG. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I; Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st tliou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1858 - 560 sider
...tenderness of thought j it consisted only of these two stanzas : Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Driuk with me, and drink as I ! Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst them sip and sip it up : Make the most of life you may ; Life is short and wears away ! Both alike... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 566 sider
..." The Fly" of Gray for melancholy tenderness of thought ; it consisted only of these two stanzas : Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Drink with me, and drink...are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline 1 Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated to threescore ! Threescore summers when they're gone,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 362 sider
...following Anacreontic is characteristic : — SONG, OCCASIONED BY A FLY DRINKING1 OUT OF A CUP OF ALE. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...are, mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline : Thine 'sa summer, mine no more, Though repeated to threescore; Threescore summers, when they 're... | |
 | 1861 - 858 sider
...which is not easy to equal. SONG, BY WILLIAM OLDYS. (Occasioned by a Fly Drinking out a Cup of Ale.) " Busy curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my culp. Could'st thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may — Life is short and wears away.... | |
 | William Oldys - 1862 - 176 sider
...originally printed : — " THE FLY. "An Anacreontick. " Busy, carious, thirsty Fly, Gently 'drink, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my Cup, Could'st thou sip, and sip it up ; Make the most of Lile you may, Life is short and wears away. " Just alike, both mine and thine, Hasten quick to their... | |
 | 1862 - 582 sider
...Busy, curious, thirsty Fly, Gently drink, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my Cup, Conld'st thon sip, and sip it up ; Make the most of Life you may, Life is short and wears away. " Just alike, both mine and thine, Hasten quick to their Decline ; Thine's a Summer, mine's no more,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 168 sider
...took his way to the stable, where the groom luckily managed to save the monkey.* * Mrs. Lee. TO A FLY. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is ahort, and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'ning quick to their decline : Thine's a... | |
 | 302 sider
...not have been sacrificed." THE THIRSTY FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with inc, and drink us I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip and...it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short ;md wears away ; Both alike are mine and tliine, Hastening quick to thy decline : Thinc's a summer... | |
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Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me and drink as I; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip and sip it up: Make the most of life you may, Life is short and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine Hastening quick to their decline: Thine's a... 
