 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...Harangu'd him thus right eloquent. Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, Tou would abhor 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 me to shine ; That you with musick, I with light, Might beautify... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - Children - 1826 - 314 pages
...would ahhor to do me wrong, As much as 1 to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r dirine. Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with lijjht, Might beautify and cheer the mght.' 3. The songster heard his short oration, And, warbling... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...self-same Pot-' rdivi:1?, ^TdUjjhf von to si'ig, and me, te siiiue ; . N Chap. 2. Narrative Pieces. 209 That you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night." 3 The songster heard his short oration, And, warbling put his approbation, Releas'd him, as my story... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — ' Did you admire my lamp,' quoth he, ' As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me...Taught you to sing, and me to shine; That you with musie, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night.' 3. The songster heard his short oration,... | |
 | Poetical ladder - 1827 - 94 pages
...aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me...as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 262 pages
...of his intent', Harangued him thus*, right eloquent* — " Did you admire my lamp'," quoth he', " As much as I your minstrelsy', You would abhor to do...as I to spoil your song* ; For 'twas the self-same Pow'r divine', ' Taught you to sing', and me to shine' ; That you with music*,I with light', Might... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 pages
...wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-same Pow'r divine, Taught you to sii%, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night." 3 The songster heard his short oration. And, warbling out his approbation Releas'd him, as my story... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...minstrelsey, You would abhor to do me wrong, As mucli as I to spoil your son* ; For 'twas the sell-same pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with musick, I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night." 3. The songster heard his short oration.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1828 - 262 pages
...minstrelsy , You would abhor 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 me to shine ; That..., I with light, Might beautify and cheer the night ." 3. The songster heard his short oration, And , warbling out his approbation, Releas'd him , as my... | |
 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - Education - 1828 - 304 pages
...Harangued him thus quite eloquent : Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your miv.slrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song j For 'twas the self-same power divine, Taught you to sing, and me to shine j Thai you with music,... | |
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He spied far off upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus right eloquent : 
