| William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...supply the zephyr's part, And sighs that heave a breaking heart. 27 PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...no; 'Tis clear, that they were always able To hold discourse—at least in fable; And e'en the child, that knows no better Than to interpret by the letter... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 314 pages
...With equal grace belgw. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL, not ask Jean Jacques Rosseau*, If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear, that they...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,... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...supply the zephyr's part, And sighs that heave a breaking heart. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no ; "Pis clear, that they were always able To hold discourse — at least in fable ; And e'en the child,... | |
| William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...cord is not soon broken.' ***'-.. PAIRING TIME AM'ICIPATED. I shall no; ask Jean Jaques Roesear.,* If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear that they...able To hold discourse — at least in fable ; And e'en the child who knows no better, Than to mterpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
| William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...what is left may shine With equal grace below, PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. I SHALL not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau, * If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear...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... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...supply the zephyr's part, And sighs that heave a breaking heart. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. ?l JFable. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...able To hold discourse — at least in fable; And e'en the child, that knows no better Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...bow, Give wit, that what is left may shine With equal grace below. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. I SHAM, 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 Than to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...AMERICAN [Lesion I2T. LESSON CXXVII. Pairing time anticipated. — COWFER. I SHALL not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau* If birds confabulate or no ; "Tis clear...knows no better, Than to interpret by the letter, „ The story of a cock and bull, Must have a most uncommon skull. It chanced, then, on a winter's... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...with a friend, preferr'd To liberty without. . COWPER. CHAP. xxni. 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, •... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...bow, Give wit, that what is left may shine With equal grace below. 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 Than to interpret by the letter, A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
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