 | Joseph Addison - 1777 - 358 pages
...and the fame. Who not by corn or herbs his life fuftains, But the fweet eflence of Amonmm drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...tears. He (his five centuries of life fulfill'd) -- His neft on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of Palm, and firft he draws The plan with his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...and the fame : Who not by corn or herbs his life fuftains, But the fweet eflence of Amommn drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...they drop their tears. He (his five centuries of life fulfili'd) His neft on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm : and fuft he draws... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...corn or herbs his life fuflains, i.'nt the fweet eflence of Amomum drains: '•'K! watches the tich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop...tears. He, (his five centuries of life fulfill'd) His neft on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling lops of palm, and firft he draws The plan with his... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 362 pages
...and the fame : Who not by corn or herbs his life fuftains, But the fweet eflence of Amomum drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...tears. He (his five centuries of life fulfill'd) His neft on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm: and firft he draws The plan with his... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...herbs his life fuftains, But the fweet cffencc Amomum drains; And watches the rich gums Arabia bear?, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He (his five centuries of life fulfiil'd) His neft on oaken boughs begins to builj, Or trembling tops of palm : and firft he draws... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...another and the fame : Who not by corn or herbs his life fuftains, But thefweet cffrucc Amomum drains; And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their '.ears. He (his five centuries of life fulfill'd) H'w neft on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...bears, While yet in tender elew they drop their tears. He (his five centuries of life fulfiU'd) Hit neit in few years, let my lord Herbert's hiftory о Henry the Eighth firft he diaws The plan with his broad bill and crooked claws, Nature's artificers; on this the pile... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...and the fame ; Who not by corn or hcibs his lile fuftains, But the fweet eflence of AmOmum drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tear«. He (his five centuries of lite fulfill'd) Hi« neft on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 pages
...presents anew. Who not by corn or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amomum drains; And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...dew they drop their tears. He, (his five centuries or' life fulfilled) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm : and first... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 496 pages
...presents anew. Who not by corn or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amomum drains ; And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He, (his live centuries of life fulfilled) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm... | |
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But the sweet essence of amomum drains: And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He, (his... 
