The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again, The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers... The Retrospective Review.. - Página 312editado por - 1823Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Stanhope Busby - 1837 - 132 páginas
...much of the spirit of the original : The thirsty earth soaks up the rain. And drinks, and gapes fur drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are...have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand iivers up, So iill'il that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken fiery... | |
| 1837 - 348 páginas
...Thus argues he, in paraphrase of old Anacreon : The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, an,l gapes for drink again ; The plants suck in the earth, and are W,th constant drinking fresh and fair ; The sea itself (which one would think Should have hut little... | |
| William Henry Merle - 1838 - 1034 páginas
...sails of Queen Mab, within the crusted bottle. CHAPTER V. GENEROUS OLD PORT POLITICS AND THE TRIGGER. " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...drink again : The plants suck in the earth, and are, By constant drinking, fresh and fair : The sea itself, which, one would think, Should have but little... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...farewell, kings And mighty numbers, mighty things ! Love tunes my heart just to my strings. II. DRINKING. thunder and the sword of Michael Wrought still within them, and no less desire planta suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself (which one... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 páginas
...farewell, kings And mighty numbers, mighty things ! Love tunes my heart just to my strings. ll. DRlNKlNG. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again, The plants suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself (which one would think... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...DRINKING. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, Arid drinks, and gapes for drink again, The plants suck-in sudden fear ; a chilly sweat bedews CIDER. My shuddering limbs, ilself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
...last. Anacreontici. г »me copies of versea translated parnphrasücally out of Anocrcon. Drinking. er fair eyes, like stars that dimmed were \Vith darksome...rear. Come now, ye damsels, daughters of delight, By 's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea, and when he has done, The moon and stars drink... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 páginas
...feeling of delight. Here are some of them : — * See his Lives of the British Poets, Vol. I. DRINKING. " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The husy sun (and one would guess... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 242 páginas
...and fair. The sea itself, which one would think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By 's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea, and, when he 's done, The moon and stars drink... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 páginas
...feeling of delight. Here are some of them:— • See bis Lives of the British Poets, Vol. I. DRINKING. " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants sack in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think... | |
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