 To move, but doth, if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th...  The Modern Language Review - Page 211912Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800
...twin-compasses are two, Thy soul the fixt foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' othsr do. And And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roarr. It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as tha: comes home. Such wilt thou be to me,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...they be two, they are two fo As ftifftwin compafles are two; Thy foul, the fix'd foot, makes no fhow To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ere& as that comes... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...twin-compasses are two, Thy soul the fixt foot, makes no showTo more, but doth, if i\i other do. And \ And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other far doth roatr, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to m?,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 482 pages
...they be two, they are two fo As ftiff twin compaffes are two ; Thy foul, the fix'd foot, makes no fhow To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre fit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows ere& as that comes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 pages
...compasses are two, ; ry »oul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To more, but doth, if th' other do. 137 And though it in the centre sit, Yet when the other...far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And prows erect, as that conies home. Saeh wilt them be to me, who must, Like th' other foot, obliquely... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...but an expansion, » Like gold to airy thinness beat. If they bo two, they are two so As stifftwin compasses are two; Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth if the other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811
...one, Though I must go,. endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses...the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth if tV other do. Aral though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other for dntli roam, It leans anrt hearkens... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pages
...Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy tUhmcss beat. COWLEY. 39 If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two; Thy soul, tiie fix'd foot, makes no slmw To move, but doth if tli' other do. And though it in the centre sit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 pages
...one* Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to airy thinness beat. If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses...hearkens after it, And grows erect as that comes home. Sbch wilt thou be to me, who must Like th' other foot obliquely run. Thy firmness makes my circle just,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 pages
...more fanciful and ingenious. He says to a wife who remains at home while her husband is abroad : " Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth if th' other do : And though it in the center sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect as... | |
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