 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...preferr'd To liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. FABLE. I SHALL not aik Jean Jacques Roufieau*, If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear that they were always able To hold difcourfe, at leaft, in fable; And ev'n the child, whq knows no better, Than to interpret by the letter,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...how. a bird, A prison, with a friend, preferr'd To liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau", If birds confabulate...always able To hold discourse, at least, in fable; And ev'n the child who knows no better, Than to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...preferr'dTo liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not afk Jean Jacques Rouffeau*, If birds confabulate or no; Tis clear that they were always able To hold difcourfe, at leaft, in fable;., , And ev'n the child, who knows no better, Than to interpret by the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...pulling at thine heart, Condemns th' unfatherly, th' imprudent part. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau,* if birds confabulate...always able To hold discourse, at least, in fable; And ev'n the child, who knows no better, Than to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...preferr'A To liberty withput. PARING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not afk Jean Jacques Roufleau *. If birds confabulate or no; . , 'Tis clear that they were always able To hold difcourfe, at leaft, in fable ; And ev'n the child, who knows no better, Than to interpret by the letter,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...fhinc With equal grace below. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not afk Jean Jaques Roufleau,* If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear that they were always able To hold difcourfe, at lealt in fable ; And e'en the child who knows no better, Than to interpret by the letter,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pages
...without. T COWPER. CHAP. XXIIL PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. 1 SHALL not afk Jean Jacques Rouffeau*, If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear that they were always able » To hold difcourfe, at leaft in fable ; " * It was one of the whimiical {peculations of this philofopher, that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...it-in thybow, Give w'rt, that what •i With equal grace 3 ( 233 ) PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau*, If birds confabulate...always able To hold discourse, at least, in fable; And e'en the child, who knows no better, 1'ban to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...wipt is left may shinp With equal g-ra.cp I; 4 / ' '' PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED, AFABL E. i I .sir ALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau *, If birds confabulate) or no; (Tis clear that they were always ajWe To hold discourse, at least, in feble; • And e'en the child, who knows np,bett?;r,. Than to... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...Л fable. By Cow/icr. I SHALL not .vk Je»n }¿equcs Rousseau,* If birds confabulate or no ; • TLs clear that they were always able To hold discour.se, at least in fable ; And ev'n the child, who knows no better* Than to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
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I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau,* If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear, that they were always able To hold discourse, at least in fable ; And e'en the child, who knows no better Than to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... 
