 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...Church*! Precept had enjoyn'd. J . By this her Husband's Heart (he did obtain ; What cannot Beauty, joyn'd with Virtue, gain? She was his only Joy, and he her Pride; She, when he walk'd, went pecking by his Side : If fpurning up the Ground he fprung a Corn, The Tribute in his Bill to her was born. But oh!... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...humble to her dying day, r Nor chick nor hen was known to difobey. J By this her hufband's heart me did obtain; What cannot beauty, join'd with virtue,...gain ! She was his only joy, and he her pride, She, whea he walk'd, went pecking by his fide; If fpurning up the ground, he fprung a corn, The tribute... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pages
...difobey. By this her hufband's heart fhe did obtain; What cannot beauty, join'd with virtue, g::i:v* She -She was his. only joy, and he her pride, She, when he waik'd, went pecking by his fide ; If, fpurning up the ground, he fprung a corn, The tribute in his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...bind, And as the church's precept had enjoin'd. Kv'n fime (he was a fennigbt old they fay, Wns challe, and humble to her dying day, Nor chick nor hen was...She was his only joy, and he her pride, She, when be walk'd, went pecking by his fide; If fpurning up the ground, he Jprung a corn, The tribute in his... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...humble to her dying day, > Nor chick nor hen was known to difobey. J fly this her hufband's heart ihe did obtain ; What cannot beauty, join'd with virtue,...pride, She, when he walk'd, went pecking by his fide ; I/, ipurning up the ground, he fprung a corn, The tribute in his bill to her wat borne. Bat, oh !... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...and humble to her dying day, Nor chick nor hen was known to difobey. By this her hufband's heart fhe did obtain ; What cannot beauty, join'd with virtue,...She, when he walk'd, went pecking by his fide ; If, fpnrning up the ground, he fprung a corn, The tribute in his bill to her was borne. But, oh ! what... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...to her dying day ; > Nor, chick nor hen, was known to disobey. 80 \ By this her husband's heart she did obtain ; What cannot beauty, join'd with virtue,...her pride ; She, when he walk'd, went pecking by his side ; If, spurning up the ground, he sprung a corn, 85 The tribute, in his bill, to her was borne.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...hen was known to disobey. j By this her husband's heart she did obtain ; What cannot beauty, joined with virtue, gain ! She was his only joy, and he her pride, She, when he walked, went pecking by his side ; • Partlet, or Perthelot, as the proper name of a hen, is a word... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...hen was known to disobey. j By this her husband's heart she did obtain ; What cannot beauty, joined with virtue, gain ! She was his only joy, and he her pride, She, when he walked, went pecking by his side ; * Partlet, or Perthelot, as the proper name of a hen, is a word... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...and humble to her dying day, Nor chick nor hen was known to disobey. By this her husband's heart site did obtain; What cannot beauty, join'd with virtue,...her pride, She, when he walk'd, went pecking by his side; It', spurning up the ground, he sprang a corn, The tribute in his bill to her was borne. But,... | |
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But, oh ! what joy it was to hear him sing In summer, when the day began to spring, Stretching his neck, and warbling in his throat " Solus cum sola, 
