 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark ; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of...you admire my lamp," quoth he,, " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the Kelt-same... | |
 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - 1828 - 304 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus quite eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your miv.slrelsy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pages
...down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. 2. The worm aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — ' Did you admire my lamp,' quoth he, • • As much as 1 your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much aa 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the... | |
 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - 1829 - 402 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus quite eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm hy his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glowworm by his spark ; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent :— " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he» " As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glowworm by his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark! So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent :— " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark ; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pages
...shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark , So, stooping from the hawthorn top, Vie thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent:— Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, A« much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
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Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the selfsame power divine Taught you. 
