Wouldst thou divert thyself from melancholy? Wouldst thou be pleasant, yet be far from folly? Wouldst thou read riddles, and their explanation, Or else be drowned in thy contemplation? Dost thou love picking meat? Or wouldst thou see A man i' th' clouds... Periodical Criticism - Page 115by Walter Scott - 1835Full view - About this book
| John Bunyan - 1795 - 638 pages
...unpoetical rhymes, concludes with the*e lines, which may serve as a favourable specimen of the whole. — ' Would'st thou divert thyself from melancholy? Would'st...thou love picking meat ? Or would'st thou see A man i'th' clouds, and hear him speak to thee? Would'st thou be in a dream, and yet not sleep? Or would'st... | |
| John Bunyan - 1806 - 454 pages
...listless men affect : It seems a novelty, and yet contains Nothing but sound and honest gospel strains. Wouldst thou divert thyself from melancholy ? Wouldst...thou love picking meat ? or wouldst thou see A man i' th' clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Wouldst thou be in a dream, and yet not sleep ? Or wouldst... | |
| John Bunyan - 1808 - 440 pages
...Wou'dst thou divert thyself from melancholy* Wou'dst thou be pleasant, yet be far from folly * Wou'dst thou read riddles and their explanation ? Or else be drowned in thy contemplation £ Dost thou love pie-king meat? Or wou'dst thou see A man i' th' clouds, and hear him speak la thee ? Wou'dsl thou be... | |
| John Bunyan - 1811 - 462 pages
...listless men affect : It seems a novelty, and yet contains Nothing but sound and honest gospel strains. Wouldst thou divert thyself from melancholy ? Wouldst...thou love picking meat ? Or wouldst thou see A man i' th' clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Wouldst thou be in a dream, and yet not sleep ? Or, wouldst... | |
| John Bunyan - 1820 - 430 pages
...listless men affect : It seems a novelty, and yet contains Nothing but sound and honest gospel strains. Wouldst thou divert thyself from melancholy ? Wouldst...else be drowned in thy contemplation? Dost thou love pick,ng meat? Or wouldst thou see A man i' th' clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Wouldst thou be... | |
| John Bunyan, Robert Hawker - 1822 - 620 pages
...thou divert thyself from melancholy i Wonld'st thon be pleasant, yet be far from folly ? Would'st thon read riddles and their explanation ? . Or else be...contemplation ? Do.st thou love picking meat ? Or would'sl thou see A man i' th' clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Would'st Ihon be in a dream, and... | |
| Thom Scott - 1823 - 578 pages
...concludes with these lines, which may serve as a favourable specimen of the whole : ' Would'st them divert thyself from melancholy ? Would'st thou be...thou love picking meat? Or would'st thou see A man i' th' clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Would'st thou be in. a dream, and yet not sleep ? Or would'st... | |
| John Bunyan - 1827 - 388 pages
...unpoetical rhymes, concludes with these lines, which may serve as a favourable specimen of the whole : — ' Would'st thou divert thyself from melancholy ? Would'st thou be pleasant, yet be far from folly ? Woud'st thou read riddles and their explanation ? Or else be drowned in thy contemplation ? Dost... | |
| 1830 - 606 pages
...tagging syllables of a certain amount with very slovenly rhymes. Mr. Southey has revived some specimens of verses written by Bunyan (with great self-approbation,...in thy contemplation ? Dost thou love picking meat 1 Or wouldst thou see A man i' the clouds, and hear him speak to thee ? Wouldst thou be in a dream,... | |
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