| John Mapletoft - 1707 - 308 páginas
...Bells a- top ? Mov'd in the Orb, pleas'd with the Chimes, The foolifti Creature thinks he climbs : But here, or there, turn Wood or Wire, He never gets...higher. So fares it with thofe merry Blades, That frifk it under Pindu? Shades. In noble Songs, and lofty Odes, They tread on Stars, and talk with Gods.... | |
| Elijah Fenton - 1707 - 426 páginas
...ring of Bells a top Mov'd in the Orb, pleas'd with the Chimes, The foolim Creature thinks he climbs : But here or there, turn Wood or Wire, He never gets...higher. So fares it with thofe merry Blades, That frifk it under Hindus Shades, In noble Songs and lofty Odes, They tread on Stars, and talk with Gods:... | |
| Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 páginas
...Bells a.top,. .Mov'd in the Orb, pleas'd with the Chimes* The foolifh. Creature thinks he climbs : But here or there, turn Wood or Wire,, He never gets...fares it with thofe merry Blades,. That frisk it under Pindus's Shades V In noble Songs, and lofty Odes, They tread on Stars, and talk with Gods ;. Still... | |
| John Oldmixon - 1728 - 132 páginas
...the Chimes, The foclijb Creature thinks he climbs. Sut here or there, turn Wood or Wire He never gen two Inches higher. So fares it with thofe merry Blades, That frisk it under Tindus Shades. 'In noble Songs, and lofty Odes, They tread on Stars, and talk with gods; StiU dancing... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 482 páginas
...Bells a- top ; Man? din the Orh. pleas' dfwitk the Chimes, The fooli/h Creature thinks he Climhs : But here or there, turn Wood or Wire, He never gets two Inches higher. (Mr. B.) Yet none a deeper Knowledge boafted, Since old Hodg Bacon, and Boh, Crofted. 225 Th' Intelligihle... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 316 páginas
...top? — Mov'd in the orb, pleas'd with the chim'ft, The foolifh creature thinks he climbs : '* .But But here or there, turn wood or wire, He never .gets...higher. So fares it with thofe merry blades, That frifk it under Pindus' fhades. In noble fong, and loftv odes, They tread on ftars, and talk with gods... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 páginas
...bells a-top ?— — Mov'd in the orb, pleas'd with the chimes, The foolifh creature thinks he climbs : But here or there, turn wood or wire, He never gets...higher. So fares it with thofe merry blades, That frilk it under Pindus' fhades. In noble fongs, and lofty odes, They tread on ftars, and talk with Gods... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 322 páginas
...bells at top? — Mov'd in the orb, pkas'd with the chimes, The foolifh creature thinks he climbs: But here or there, turn wood or wire, He never gets two inches higher. So fares.it with thofe merry blades, That frifk it under Pindus' fhades. In noble fong, and lofty odes,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 326 páginas
...bells at top ? — Mov'd in the orb, pleas'd with the chimes,. The foolifh creature thinks he climbs : But here or there, turn wood or wire, He never gets...higher. So fares it with thofe merry blades, That frifk it under Pindus' fhades. In noble fong, and lofty odes, They tread on ftars, and talk with gods... | |
| 1795 - 846 páginas
...at top ?— Mov'd in the orb, pleas'd with the chime». •The funlilli creature thinks he climbs : But here or there, turn wood or wire, He never gets...higher. So fares it with thofe merry blades, That friflc it under Pindus' fhades. In noble fong, and lofty odes, They tread on ftars, and talk with gods... | |
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