 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...  Poems - Page 327by William Cowper - 1788Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm Ih his spark, So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thonght 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 miustrelsy,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 314 pages
...upon the ground, A 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...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...upon the ground, A 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— PART II. C Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...upon the ground, A 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— PART n. c Did you admire ray lamp, quoth he, As much as I your... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark; So, stooping down from haw thorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— I'ART II. C Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...in the dark, , j . 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, a ,:lji»r •'.••} •• Harangued him thus, right eloquent— , . , Did you admire my lamp,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...down from hawthorn top, He thonght 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 umdi as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...upon the ground, A 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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...upon the ground', A something shining in the dank, And knew the glow worm by his spark I So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harrangu'd him thus right eloquent : " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, <; As much as 1 your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...upon the ground, A something shimng in ibe dark, And knew the glow worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his...you admire my lamp," quoth he, "As much as I your minstrelsy, You would ibhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas the st If-same... | |
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