 THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks and gapes for drink again; The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks ten thousand rivers...  Retrospective Review - Page 312edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...farewell kings, And mighty numbers, mighty things ; Love tunes my heart just to my strings. Drinking. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants suek in the earth, and are With eonstant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, whieh one would think... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1827 - 548 pages
...write when free from the trammels of the heartless wit and affected vulgarity of the court. DRINKING. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea, and when he baa done, The moon and stars drink... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1827 - 554 pages
...write when free from the trammels of the heartless wit and affected vulgarity of the court. DRINKING. The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'ertfow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1831 - 444 pages
...PICKERING. fVcnham, DteembtrSl, 1818. PRO AND CON. COVVLEY FROM ANACUEO.V. The thirsty earth drinks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again; The plants suck in both earth and air By constant drinking fresh and fair, The Sea itself which one would think, Should... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1831 - 438 pages
...TIMOTHY PICKERING. Wenham, December 31, 1818. PRO AND CON. COWLEY FROM ANACHEOX. The thirsty earth drinks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again; The plants suck in both earth and air By constant drinking fresh and fair, The Sea itself which one would think, Should... | |
 | Robert Bland - 1833 - 468 pages
...thirsty moon. All Nature drinks : if I would sip, Why dash the goblet from my lip ? THE SAME. COWLEY. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the cup. The busie sun-; — and one would guess By 's drunken fiery face no less — Drinks up the sea ; and, when... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 390 pages
...wisest king who from his sacred breast Pronounc'd all vanity, chose it for the best. ANACREONTtCS. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busie sun (and one would guess By 's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea, and when h'as done,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 336 pages
...wisest king who from his sacred hreast Pronounc'd all vanity, chose it for the best. fHK-" :.' ncs. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...The sea itself, which one would think Should have hut little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up. So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The... | |
 | Stanhope Busby - 1837 - 136 pages
...following imitation of the Grecian's tipsy logic in praise of wine has much of the spirit of the original : The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea, and when he 'as done, The moon and stars drink... | |
 | 1837 - 336 pages
...vinosa of one well nigh unimproveable on such a subject. Thus argues he, in paraphrase of old Anacreon : The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...think Should have but little need of drink,) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun fand one would guess... | |
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