 Careful observers may foretell the hour, (By sure prognostics,) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning home at night, you'll find the sink Strike your offended sense...  Merry's Museum - Seite 1501845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 Seiten
...with satchels in their hands. 20 DESCRIPTION OF A CITY-SHOWER. In Imitation of Virgil's Georgics. , Careful observers may foretell the hour, . ; by sure prognostics, when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er her frolicks, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 412 Seiten
...SHOWER. IN IMITATION 07 VIKGIL'3 GEOBGIC9. Written in October, 1710; and fast printed in the Tattler. CAREFUL observers may foretell the hour. (By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 Seiten
...desiderantur. A DESCRIPTION OF A CITY-SHOWER, IK IMITATION OF vIRGIL' S GEORGICS. 1710. (' u-.KiTi. observers may foretell the hour ( By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 Seiten
...today's account with A Description of a City Shower, in imitation of Virgil's Georgics, 1710, by Swift. Careful observers may foretell the hour By sure prognostics when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive Cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 386 Seiten
...CITY SHOWER. IN IMITATION OF VIRGIL'S GEORGICS. WRITTEN IN OCT. 1710; AND FIRST PRINTED IN THE TATLER. CAREFUL observers may foretell the hour, (By sure prognostics,) when to dread a shower. . While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. .Returning... | |
 | 1836 - 98 Seiten
...the Almanac, but let me tell you that any body can guess at the weather, as well as an Almanac maker. There are certain signs, however, which foretell changes...the signs which foretell a change, with tolerable acuracy. Dr. Darwin has collected many of these signs in the following verses. The hollow winds begin... | |
 | Cam river - 1841 - 318 Seiten
...Istud haud movet : Sponte ni sentiat amorem, Nil eam flectet — Orcus occupet ! FW THE CITY SHOWER. CAREFUL observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostics, when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 Seiten
...his pleasant ones, than suit everybody now : but hero follows the greater part of his verses :— " Careful observers may foretell the hour. By sure prognostics, when to dread a shower: While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. If you be... | |
 | George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 Seiten
...follows the greater part ofi the Dean of St. Patrick's, has given a good Irsson on the his verses: " Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostics, when to dread a shower : While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o er Her frolies, and pursues her tail no more. If you... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 Seiten
...:!,:>,!, , . I :'•! r . A DESCHIPTION OF A CITY-SHOWER. la imitation of Virfil'i Georgic*. — 1710. where, collected all * A young lady who died nt the ago of eighteen, in the few 1738. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
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