 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - 1828 - 304 Seiten
...thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus quite eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your miv.slrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song j For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - 1829 - 402 Seiten
...thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus quite eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your...Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night. The songster heard his short oration, •... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 Seiten
...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, 72 BIRDS. " You would abhor to do me wrong, "fa much as I to spoil your song ; " For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 Seiten
...minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much aa 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine; That you with music, 1 with light, Might beautify and cheer the night.' 8. The songster heard his short oration,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 Seiten
...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...Taught you. to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light Might beautify and cheer the night. The songster heard his short oration, And warbling... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 Seiten
...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...Taught you to sing, and me to shine; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night." • The songster heard his short oration,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 244 Seiten
...thought to put him in his crop. 2. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— ' Did you admire my lamp,' quoth he, ' As much as I your minstrelsey, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the sell-same... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 Seiten
...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...Taught you to sing and me to shine, That you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night." The songster heard his short oration, And,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 Seiten
...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...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 music, I with light, Might... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 366 Seiten
...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...Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, — I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night." The songster heard his short oration,... | |
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When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glowworm 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... 
