 | William Hazlitt - 1826 - 488 páginas
...but a literal, prosaic, Cockney translation of the admired lines in Gray's Ode to Eton College: — " What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed Or urge the flying ball ?" A man shut up all his life in his shop, without any thing to interest him from one year's end to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 páginas
...hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace), Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm...the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? While some, on earnest business bent, Their murm'ring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1827 - 468 páginas
...thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm...the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? While some on earnest business bent Their murm'ring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 páginas
...thou bast Been Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave The captive linnet which entnratt What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed Or urge the flying ball? While... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 páginas
...hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave, With pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, While some on earnest business... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 páginas
...foremost now delight to cleave, With pliant arms, thy glassy wave? The captive linnet, which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball? While some, on earnest business bent, Their murm'ring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 380 páginas
...margent green, The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave, With pliant arms, thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthrall...the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? -:t * * * Alas, regardless of their doom The little victims play ! No sense have they of ills to... | |
 | François-René de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 392 páginas
...margent green, The paths of pleasure trace ; \Vho foremost now delight to cleave, Wlth pliant anns, thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthrall ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle'9 speed, Or urge the flying bail ? Alas ! regardless of their doom, The little victims play... | |
 | François-René de Chateaubriand, François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1836 - 396 páginas
...The paths of pleasure trace ; Who for.emost now delight to cleave, With pliant arms. lhy glassywave? The captive linnet which enthrall ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rojling circle's speed, „ Or urge the flying hall ? Alas! regardless of their doom, The litlle victims... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1837 - 294 páginas
...hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margin green, The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm...the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? While some on earnest business bent, Their murmuring labours ply, 'Gainst graver hours that bring... | |
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Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave? 
