 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 pages
...fly, invoke the gods ; then, turning, stop To rail j she, singing, still whirls on her mop. ' - ~ Not Not yet the dust had shunn'd th' unequal strife, But,...fought still for life, And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah ! where must needy poet seek for... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 352 pages
...you from her -mop, but not so clean : You fly, invoke the gods ; then, turning, stop To rail ; ehe, singing, still whirls on her mop. Not yet the dust...fought still for life, And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, Twaa dgubtful which was rain, aud which was dust. K3 Ah ! where must needy poet seek... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...sprinkling which some careless quean F'nts en youfinrn her mop, but not so clean. Von fly, invoke Lite goUs; then, turning, stop To rail; .she, singing, still whirls on her mop. Not yet the dust ha 1 shunn'd tli' unequ.il strife, But, aided by the wind, fought still for life; Am', wafied with... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 472 pages
...Such is that sprinkliing which some careless queair Flirts on you from her mop, but not so clean : You fly, invoke the gods ; then, turning, stop To...fought still for life ; And wafted with, its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah ! where must needy poet seek for... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 pages
...aslope: Such is that sprinkling which some careless quean Flirts on you from her mop, but not so clean. You fly, invoke the gods ; then, turning, stop To...fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah ! where must needy Poet seek for... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...: Such is that sprinkling which some careless quean Flirts on you from her mop, but not so clean : You fly, invoke the gods; then, turning, stop To rail...strife, But, aided by the wind, fought still for life, Clogher will show it you. .Pray tell me how you like it." Journal to Stella, Oft. 17, 1710.— " Tell... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...: Such is that sprinkling which some careless quean Flirts on you from her mop, but not so clean : You fly, invoke the gods ; then, turning, stop To...her mop. Not yet the dust had shunn'd th' unequal strif»> But, aided by the wind, fought still for life, Clogher will show it you. Pray tell me how... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1809 - 304 pages
...Such is that sprinkling which some careless quean. 1•lirts on you from her mop, but not so clean. You fly, invoke the gods ; then, turning, stop To...singing, still whirls on her mop. Not yet the dust had shuun'd th' unequal strife, But, aided by the wind, fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 pages
...yon from her mop, but not so clean : You fly.-iimjkethe gods ; then, turning, stop To rail ; sfie, singing still whirls on her mop. Not yet the dust...fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe by violent crust, "fwas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah! where must needy poet seek for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...turning, stop To rail ; she, singing still whirls on lier mop. Not yet the dust had shunn'dth' uni-qual strife, But aided by the wind, fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, "Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah! where must needy poet seek for... | |
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