 Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may ; Life is short, and wears away. " Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline ; Thine's...  Essay on the Principles of Translation - Page 104by Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1813 - 436 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1858 - 484 pages
..." The Fly of Gray for melancholy tenderness of thought ; it consisted only of these two stanzas : " Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Drink with me, and drink...you may ; Life is short and wears away ! Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline! * Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated... | |
 | 1858 - 460 pages
...Achilles weeps, great Hector hangs the head, And the Black Prince goes whimpering to bed. THE THIRSTY FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...the most of life you may, Life is short and wears awafe Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to thy decline ; Thine 'sa summer, mine no more,... | |
 | Book - 1858 - 124 pages
...how rich is that poor man ! From the German. BUST, THIRSTY, CURIOUS FLY. BUSY, thirsty, curious Ply, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to...you may, Life is short and wears away ; Both alike are mine and thine Hast'ning quick to their decline. Thine 'sa summer, mine 's no more, Though repeated... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pages
...little Anacreontic was occasioned by a fly drinking out of his Cup of Ale : — AN EXTEMPORE SONG. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I; Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st tliou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1858 - 292 pages
...blessings, though they may not be able to find such words to convey it as those of the poet, saying,— " Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst them sip and sip it up. Make the most of life yon may, Life is short and wears away. Both alike are... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1858 - 560 pages
...tenderness of thought j it consisted only of these two stanzas : Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Driuk with me, and drink as I ! Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst them sip and sip it up : Make the most of life you may ; Life is short and wears away ! Both alike... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 566 pages
..." The Fly" of Gray for melancholy tenderness of thought ; it consisted only of these two stanzas : Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Drink with me, and drink...you may ; Life is short and wears away ! Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline 1 Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 566 pages
...by "The Fly" of Gray for melancholy tenderness of thought ; it consisted only of these two stanzas : Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Drink with me, and drink...you may ; Life is short and wears away ! Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline ! Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 362 pages
...following Anacreontic is characteristic : — SONG, OCCASIONED BY A FLY DRINKING1 OUT OF A CUP OF ALE. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...may — Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are, mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline : Thine 'sa summer, mine no more, Though repeated... | |
 | 1861 - 858 pages
...which is not easy to equal. SONG, BY WILLIAM OLDYS. (Occasioned by a Fly Drinking out a Cup of Ale.) " Busy curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my culp. Could'st thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may — Life is short and wears away.... | |
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