| 710 pages
...might with reverence kneel and worship thee. Thou wast a bauble once; a cup and ball, Which babes miaht play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have pqrloin'd The auburn uut that held thee, swallowing duwn Thy yet close fo^ed latitude of boughi And... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree niellow'd the soil Design'd thy cradle ; and a .skipping... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...thickest shades, like Adam after taste OHruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed ; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree mellow'd the soil Design'd thy cradle ; and a skipping... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of bonghs And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed ; autumnal rains Beneath... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - 400 pages
...shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jayi Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the thievish Ja7, Seeking her food, with ease might have parloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 278 pages
...shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree mellow'd the soil Design'd thy cradle ; and a skipping... | |
| 1821 - 444 pages
...end not only the flower of a season, but the towering growth of many ages. Thou wert a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with; and the...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs. Time... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscribed, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thine embryo vastness at a gulp. But Fate thy growth decreed; autumnal rains Beneath thy parent tree mellow'd the soil Design'd thy cradle; and a skipping... | |
| James Sargant Storer - 1822 - 110 pages
...spikes, in order to blunt the edge of any weapon that may be raised against it. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'4 The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And... | |
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