 | 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...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... | |
 | 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,"...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 - 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...eagerly around, He spied far on, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark ; So, stooping down from hawthorn top,...minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the Kelt-same pow'r divine Taught you to sing and me to shine ; That... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1828 - 252 pages
...keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around , 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 , He spied far oft 0 , upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 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, 72 BIRDS. " You would abhor to do me wrong, "fa much as I to spoil your song ; " For 'twas the self-same... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 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 1 your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much aa 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 244 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 much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the sell-same... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 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,...wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the sclfsomc.powcr divirte . Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might... | |
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Began to feel as well he might The keen demands of appetite ; When looking eagerly around, He spied far off 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... 
