 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. to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light Might beautify...  Poems - Page 327by William Cowper - 1782 - 359 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...the glow-worm by his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn top , He thought to put him in riis crop. The worm aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus right...Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, Tou would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 pages
...do/vn 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 I yonr mi'istrefey, You would <ibhor to do me wrong, A? much as I to spoil your sor.g; \ Fiw 'twas the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...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 as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 pages
...down from hawthern 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 ahhor to do me wrong, As much as 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 224 pages
...the glow-worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. " 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 j 3. The songster heard... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 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 I your minstrelsey, You would abhor to do me wrong, As mucli as I to spoil your son* ; For 'twas the sell-same... | |
 | Poetical ladder - 1827 - 94 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...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 I your minstrelsy', You would abhor to do me wrong', As much as I to spoil your song* ; For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...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, Harangu'd him thus,...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
...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, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song j For 'twas the self-same... | |
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