| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— Did you admire my lamp, quoth be, As much as I your minstrelsy. You would abhor to do...wrong. As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self- same power divine Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 446 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, Yon would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas the self-same Power divine... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 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,'...as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 pages
...by his spark So, stooping down from hawthern top, He thought to put him in his crop. ' As much as 1 your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as 1 to spoil your song; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, ,Taught you to sing, and me to shine, Might... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 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...as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine j * That you with music, I with light, t beautify... | |
| 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...abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song j 3. The songster heard his short oration, And, warbling out his approbation, Releas'd him, as my story... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...knew 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...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 pow'r divine... | |
| 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, 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 - 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... | |
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