| 1802 - Počet stránok 302
...They pick their fuel out of every hedge, 565 Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide , Their fluttering rags, and shews a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - Počet stránok 364
...of-dog, Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race ! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 388
...obfcene of dog, Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - Počet stránok 366
...obfcene of dog, Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched, The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - Počet stránok 376
...obfcene of dog, Or vermin, or at befl of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched, The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 234
...dog, Or vermin, or at best of cock purloined From his accustomed perch. Hard-faring race \ , I They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquenched ,* . The spark of life. The sportiye wind blows wide .«. Their fluttering rags,... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - Počet stránok 610
...best of cock purloin'd From his accuslom'd perch. HARD-FARING RACE? They pick their fuel out of ev'ry hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves and wood, just...wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they chum ! COWPER. Mr. Hoyland, of Sheffield (to whose volume... | |
| William Cowper - 1818 - Počet stránok 448
...race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquenched The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To... | |
| William Cowper - 1821 - Počet stránok 246
...They pick their fuel out of every hedge, [quenchei Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unThe spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill hare they in palmistry, and more To... | |
| 1821 - Počet stránok 526
...of dog, Or vermin, or, at best, of cock purloin'd From his accustom'd perch. Hard faring race ! They pick their fuel out of every hedge ; Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sporting wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows... | |
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