 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 366 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,... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 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,... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 388 pages
...the GLOW-WORM, by his spark ; NIGHTINGALE AND GLOWWORM. 183 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,... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 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...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 self-same... | |
 | Anne Parker - 1835 - 302 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 - 1836 - 396 pages
...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, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song, For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pages
...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 minstrelsey, \ ou would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1836 - 226 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,... | |
 | 1836 - 496 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 adnure my lamp," quoth he " As much as I your minstrelsey,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 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,... | |
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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. 
