 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 612 páginas
...ere we hear the Story she can tell, On prouder Sorrows let us briefly dwell. i , I've often marvel'd, when by night, by day, I've mark'd the Manners moving...Goddesses and Wives, That Books, which promise much of Lite to give, Should show so little how we truly live. * The lad's or boy's love of borne counties... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 338 páginas
...of Botan^ta. Letter 20.] POOR OF THE BOROUGH. 33T I 've often marvel'd, when by night, by day, I 've mark'd the Manners moving in my way, And heard the...and Wives, That Books, which promise much of Life to gire, Should show so little how we truly live. To me it seems, their Females and their Men Are but... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 páginas
...relate her own ; — Yet ere we hear the story she can tell, On prouder sorrows let us briefly dwell. I've often marvell'd, when, by night, by day, I've...promise much of life to give, Should show so little how »• wuly live. To me, it seems, their temales and their men Are but the creatures of the author's... | |
 | William Howitt - 1856 - 558 páginas
...was a departure from actual life and nature " I've often marveled, when by night, by day, I've marked the manners moving in my way, And heard the language...lives Of lass and lover, goddesses and wives, That book• which promise much of life to give Should show so little how we truly live. " To me it seems,... | |
 | William Howitt - 1877 - 732 páginas
...night, by day, I've marked the manners moving in my way, And heard the language and beheld the livei Of lass and lover, goddesses and wives, That books which promise much of life to giro Should show so little how we truly live." To this home-truth, succeeds that admirable satirical... | |
 | Edwin O. Chapman - 1884 - 430 páginas
...SATIRE ON NOVELS. I'VE often marvell'd, when by night, by day, I've mark'd die manners moving in my waj And heard the language and beheld the lives Of lass and lover, goddesses and wives, i That cooks, which promise much of life to give, Should show so little how we truly live. To me it... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1905 - 570 páginas
...Yet, ere we hear the story she can tell, On prouder sorrows let us briefly dwell. I've often marvel'd, when by night, by day, I've mark'd the manners moving...: That books, which promise much of life to give, iSJhould show so little how we truly live. f To me it seems, their females and their men Are but the... | |
 | René Louis Huchon - 1907 - 596 páginas
...keenest satire in a passage of The Borough : I've often marvell'd, when, by night, by day, I've marked the manners moving in my way, And heard the language...wives, That books, which promise much of life to give, V Should show so little how we truly live. *\ To me, it seems, their females and their men Are but... | |
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Should show so little how we truly live. To me it seems their Females and their Men Are but the Creatures of the Author's Pen; Nay, Creatures borrow'd and again convey'd From Book to Book— the Shadows of a Shade... 