| William Cowper - 1814 - 274 pages
...to ?poil your song ; For 'twas the nelf ?ame pow'r divine Taught you to SÍDÍÍ »ml me to %hioe ; That you with music. I with light, Might beautify and cheer the eight The songster heard hi» short oratioe, And warbling out his approbation, Relea^'d biro, аз... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...his intent, Harrangued him thus, right eloquent — • " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he,-. " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me...spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same power divine Tjuight you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer... | |
| William Cowper - Poets, English - 1815 - 356 pages
...worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth be, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your soiig ; For 'twas the selfsame pow'r divine Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music,... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...aware of his iutent, Haraugu'd him thus, right eloquent ; " Did you admire my lamp," quoth hei " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to s|ioil your song ; For 'twas the seW s^rac pow'r divine Taught you to sin;;, and me to shine ; That... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...thus, right eloquent : Did you admire my limp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would ubhor to do me wrong. As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same Pow'r divine Taught you to sing, and rue to shine, ELEGANT EXTRACTS, That you with music, I with light,... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would ahhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ;...to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might heautify and cheer the night. The songster heard his short oration, And warhling out his approhation,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 252 pages
...ahhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil jour song , For 'twas tin- self-same power divine Tanght you to sing, and me to shine . That you with music, I with light, Might heantify and cheer the night. The songster heard his short oration. And warhling out his approhation,... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1817 - 290 pages
...abhor to do me wrong, Л As much a» I to spoil your song; fv For 'twas the self sanic pow'r divine Jr Taught you to sing and me to shine; ^ ' / \ That you with music, 1 with lipbt, ^^i Alight beautify end cheer the night." *" ' ] The songster heard his short oratiot.... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— I'ART II. C Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me...his short oration, And warbling out his approbation, Released him, as my story tells, • l^-'" And found a supper somewhere else. Hence jarring sectaries... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— PART n. c Did you admire ray lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me...songster heard his short oration, And warbling out bis approbation, Released him, as my story tells, And found a supper somewhere else. Hence jarring... | |
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