 | William Cowper - 1802 - Počet stránok 350
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty...And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And over-built with most impending... | |
 | 1802 - Počet stránok 302
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 190 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
 | 1812 - Počet stránok 954
...adhering to the *' broken cistern* " of human wisdom, are contented with the barren occupation »' Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up." Those,also, who afe acquainted with the powerful fascination of the classical authors, will feel how... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 388
...confcience, but it deeps, While thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, Twere well, could you permit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - Počet stránok 362
...plaufibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Ctf dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old...fays on.e fage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and acquiline his nofe, And over-built with molt impending brows, Twere well, could you permit the world... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - Počet stránok 376
...confcience, but it fleeps, \Vhile thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfc, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping...Twere well, fays one fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending brows, 'Twere well, could you permit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - Počet stránok 366
...confcience, bui it ilerps, While thoughtful man is plaufibly amufed. Defend me therefore common fenfe, fay I, From reveries fo airy, from the toil Of dropping...growing old in drawing nothing up ! Twere well, fays on» fage erudite, profound, Terribly arched, and aquiline his nofe, And overbuilt with moft impending... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 234
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amused. Defend me therefore common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up I 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, , Terribly arched and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 212
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amus'd. Defend me, therefore, common sensej say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty...And growing old in drawing nothing up ! 'Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd and aquiline his nose, And over-built with most impending... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 384
...While thoughtful man is plausibly amus'd. Defend me therefore common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up ! V Twere well, says one sage erudite, profound, Terribly arch'd, and aquiline his nose, And overbuilt... | |
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Defend me therefore, common sense, say I, From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up... 
