| William Cowper - 1802 - Počet stránok 364
...flefh 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... | |
| 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 - 1803 - Počet stránok 386
...obfcene of dog, • 26 THETAS K. BOOK I. 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
...flefh 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
...flefh 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 - 1805 - Počet stránok 366
...flefh 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 - 1806 - Počet stránok 234
...obscene of 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,... | |
| 1801 - Počet stránok 454
...dog, Or vermin, or, at best, of-cock purloin'd • From his accustom'd perch. Hard faring race ! jg. They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. Task, p. 44.. I scruple not to assert that Cowper has excelled... | |
| John Hoyland - 1816 - Počet stránok 278
...of hog, Or vermin ; or, at best, of cock purloined From his accustom'd perch. Hard faring race, TLey pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which kindled...wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows a tawney skin, The veilum of the pedigree they claim." Before the Gypsey's acknowledgment, of pre* ferring... | |
| 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...shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they chum ! COWPER. Mr. Hoyland, of Sheffield (to whose volume I have already referred), assures us, that... | |
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