| William Cowper - 1802 - 364 páginas
...flefh obfcene of-dog, Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race ! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| 1802 - 302 páginas
...They pick their fuel out of every hedge, 565 Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide , Their fluttering rags, and shews a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 386 páginas
...obfcene of dog, • 26 THETAS K. BOOK I. Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge. Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 388 páginas
...flefh obfcene of dog, Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 376 páginas
...flefh obfcene of dog, Or vermin, or at befl of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched, The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 366 páginas
...flefh obfcene of dog, Or vermin, or at beft of cock purloined From his accuftomed perch. Hard-faring race! They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, juft faves unquenched, The fpark of life. The fportive wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and fhows... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 234 páginas
...obscene of dog, Or vermin, or at best of cock purloined From his accustomed perch. Hard-faring race \ , I They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquenched ,* . The spark of life. The sportiye wind blows wide .«. Their fluttering rags,... | |
| 1801 - 454 páginas
...dog, Or vermin, or, at best, of-cock purloin'd • From his accustom'd perch. Hard faring race ! jg. They pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. Task, p. 44.. I scruple not to assert that Cowper has excelled... | |
| John Hoyland - 1816 - 278 páginas
...of hog, Or vermin ; or, at best, of cock purloined From his accustom'd perch. Hard faring race, TLey pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which kindled...wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows a tawney skin, The veilum of the pedigree they claim." Before the Gypsey's acknowledgment, of pre* ferring... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 páginas
...best of cock purloin'd From his accuslom'd perch. HARD-FARING RACE? They pick their fuel out of ev'ry hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves and wood, just...shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they chum ! COWPER. Mr. Hoyland, of Sheffield (to whose volume I have already referred), assures us, that... | |
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