 A VIRTUOUS, learn'd Society, of late The pride and glory of a foreign state, Made an agreement, on a summer's night, To search the Moon at full by her own light ; To take a perfect...  Poetical Works - Seite 30von Samuel Butler - 1855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 Seiten
...at. THE ELEPHANT INTHE MOON. IN LONG VERSE. A Virtuous, learn'd Sociefy, of late ThePride andGlory of a foreign State, Made an Agreement on a Summer's Night, To fearch the Moon at full, by her own Light ; 5 To take a perfect Invent'ry of all Her real Fortunes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 Seiten
...volume. To the admirers of Butler, I am fure, no apology is neceffary. And make a geometrical furvey Of all her lands, and how her country lay, As accurate as that of Ireland, where The fly furveyor 's faid t' have funk a mire : 10 T' obferve her country's climate, how 'twas planted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 Seiten
...•. I »in fure. no ipotogy is песеП'лу. Mad: an agreement, on a fummer's night, To fearch the Moon at full by her own light To take a perfect inventory of all 5 Her real fortunes, or her perfonal ; And make a geometrical furvey Of all her lands, and ho-v her... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 Seiten
...VIRTUOUS, learn'd Society, of late The pride and glory of a foreign state, Wade an agreement on a summei's night, To search the Moon at full by her own light; . To take a perfect invent'ry of all Her real fortunes, or her personal, And make a geometrical survey Of all her lands,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...And, fur their pains, are paid with scorn. THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON. IN LONG VERSE. A TWTCOUS, leam'd society, of late, The pride and glory of a foreign state, Made an agreement, on a summer's night, To «earch the Moon at full by her own light ; To take a perfect inventory of all Her real fortunes, or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 Seiten
...And, for their pains, are paid with scorn. THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON. IN LONG VERSE. A VIKTUOUS, leam'd society, of late, The pride and glory of a foreign...inventory of all Her real fortunes, or her personal ; 4nd make a geometrical survey Of all her lands, and how her country lay, As accurate as Uvat of Ireland,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...IN LONG VERSE '. A VERTUOUS, learn'd Society, of late The pride and glory of a foreign state, Make an agreement, on a summer's night, To search the Moon...country lay, As accurate as that of Ireland, where v The sly surveyor's said to' have sunk a shire : To' observe her country's climate, how 'twas planted,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 Seiten
...their pains, are paid with scorn. 520 THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON. IN LONG VERSE. *A VIRTUOUS, learn'd Society, of late The Pride and Glory of a foreign...the Moon at full, by her own light To take a perfect invent'ry of all Her real fortunes, or her personal ; And make a geometrical survey Of all her lands,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 316 Seiten
...their pains, are paid with scorn. 520 139 THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON. IN LONG VERSE.* A VIRTUOUS, learn'd Society, of late The pride and glory of a foreign...her own light ; To take a perfect inventory of all 5 Her real fortunes, or her personal, And make a geometrical survey Of all her lands, and how her country... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 328 Seiten
...their pains, are paid with scorn. 520 139 THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON. IN LONG VERSE.* A VIRTUOUS, learu'd Society, of late The pride and glory of a foreign...her own light ; To take a perfect inventory of all 5 Her real fortunes, or her personal, And make a geometrical survey Of all her lands, and how her country... | |
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