| William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 páginas
...(can you pardon my presumption ?) — I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the paper various wants produce, — The wants of fashion, elegance,...lace ; Nice, as a bandbox were his dwelling-place ; He 's the gilt-paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the 'scrutoire. Mechanics,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 páginas
...(can you pardon my presumption ?) — I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the paper various wants produce, — The wants of fashion, elegance,...lace ; Nice, as a bandbox were his dwelling-place ; He 's the gilt-paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the 'scrutoire. Mechanics,... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 498 páginas
...^pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. 2. I, (can you pardon my presumption ?) I, No wit, no genius, yet, for once, will try. Various...right I scan, Each sort of paper represents some man. 4. Mechanics, servants, farmers, and so forth, Are copy-paper, of inferior worth ; Less prized, more... | |
| Phineas Garrett - 1878 - 874 páginas
...pertinent, and true; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I (mil you pardon my presumption), I — No wit, no genius — yet for once will try. Various...elegance, and use. Men are as various; and if right 1 scan, Kach sort of ptifier represents some man. Pray note the fop,— half powder and half lace,—... | |
| Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 páginas
...pursue. I — (can you pardon my presumption ?) — I No wit, no genius, yet, for once, will try. 2. Various the papers, various wants produce ; The wants...right I scan, Each sort of paper represents some man. 3. Pray note the fop — half powder, and half lace I Nice as a bandbox is his dwelling-place ; He... | |
| Phineas Garrett - 1879 - 784 páginas
...pertinent, and true; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I (can you pardon my presumption), 1 — No wit, no genius — yet for once will try. . Various...represents some man. Pray note the fop, — half powder and halflace,— Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place; He 's the gilt paper, which apart you store.... | |
| John William Kirton - 1880 - 284 páginas
...— can you pardon my presumption I—I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the paper, various wants produce — The wants of fashion, elegance, and use ; Men are various ; and, if right I scan, Each sort of paper represents some man. Pray, note the fop — half... | |
| 1884 - 780 páginas
...pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I (can you pardon my presumption), I — No wit, no genius — yet for once will try. Various the papers various wante produce, The wants of fashion, elegance, and use. Men are as various; and -if right I scan, Each... | |
| 1891 - 208 páginas
...dictates wrote, Fair Virtue put a seal or Vice a blot. I — can you pardon my presumption ? — I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various...lace — Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place; He's the gilt paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the scrutoire. Mechanics,... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1894 - 464 páginas
...forethought to bequeath a flute-player apiece to nis wife and mother-in-law. JB ANSTEY, Author of Vies Versa. Men are as various; and if right I scan, Each sort...lace, — Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place ; He's the giit paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in th' escritoire. Mechanics,... | |
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