| Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...bloated Vermin loathfom Poifon fpits, And fwol'n, and burfting with his Malice, fits. Blue. A TOP. As young Striplings whip the Top for Sport, On the fmooth...Pavement of an empty Court ; • The wooden Engine whirls and flies about, Admir'd with Clamours of the beardlefs Rout. They lafh aloud, each other they... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...pace, And fills with horrid howls the public place. And, as young ftriplings whip the top for fport, On the fmooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden engine flies and whirls about, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout , They lam aloud, each other they provoke, And lend... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...with horrid howls the publ c place. And, as young ftriplings whip the top for fport, On the frriooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden engine flies and whirls about, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout, They lafh aloud, each other they provoke, And lend... | |
| 1792 - 918 pages
...pace, Ai.d fills with horrid howls the public place. And, as young ftriplings whip the top for fport, On the fmooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden...flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlcf* rout, They l.ifli aloud, each other they provoke, A nil lend their little fouls at every... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...pace, And fills with horrid howh the public place. Ar.d, as young llriplings whip the top for (port, On the fmooth pavement of an empty court, The wooden...flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout, They lafh aloud, each other they provoke, And lend their little fouls at every Itroke... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...public place. And, as young driplmgs whip the top for (port, On the fmooth pavement of an empty c nurt, The wooden engine flies and whirls about, Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardlefs rout, They lafli aloud, each other they provoke, And lend their little fouls at every ftroke... | |
| Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 352 pages
...with horrid howls, the public place. And, as young striplings whip the top for sport, On the smooth pavement of an empty court ; The wooden engine flies and whirls about, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardless rout ; They lash aloud ; each other they provoke, And... | |
| Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...with horrid howls, the public place. And, as young striplings whip the top for sport, On the smooth pavement of an empty court; The wooden engine flies and whirls about, 530 Admir'd, with clamours, of the beardless rout; They lash aloud ; each other they provoke, And lend... | |
| John Walker - English language - 1807 - 1108 pages
...btardeilmen in floating castles land. " And as young striplings whip the top for spurt, " On the smooth pavement of an empty court, " The wooden engine flies and whirls about, " Aduiir'd with clamoursofthe beardless rout." T>rydea. To BEARD, beerd. va To take or pluck by the... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...with horrid howls, the public place. And, as young striplings whip the top for sport, On the smooth pavement of an empty court; The wooden engine flies and whirls about, Admired, with clamours, of the beardless rout ; They lash aloud ; each other they provoke, And lend... | |
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