 | John Gay - 1728 - 218 pagina’s
...eyes and various hue. His now forgotten friend, a Snail, Beneath his houfe, with flimy trail Crawles o'er the grafs; whom when he fpies, In wrath he to...gard'ner cries: What means yon peafant's daily toil, From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to the morning's care? Why with new arts correct the... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pagina’s
...when he fpies, In wrath hie to the gard'ner cries : What means yon peafant's daily toil, From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to the morning's care ? Why with new arts correct the year ? Why glews the peach with crimlbn hue ? And why the plumb's inviting blue ? Were they to feaft his tafte... | |
 | John Gay - 1746 - 212 pagina’s
...friend, a Snail, Beneath his houfe, with fliiny trail Crawles o' et the grafs ; whom when he ipies, In wrath he to the gard'ner cries: What means yon...new arts correct the year? Why glows the peach with xranfon hue Í And why the plum's inviting blue? Were they to feaft his tafte defign'd, '. "'„ г... | |
 | 1750 - 372 pagina’s
...Reflects his eyes, and various hue. His now forgotten friend, a Snail, Beneath -his houfe, with flimy trail Crawls o'er the grafs ; whom when he 'fpies,...cries : What means yon peafant's daily toil, From choaking weeds to rid the foil? "Why wake you to the morning's care ? "Why with new arts correct the... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 pagina’s
...forgotten friend, a Snail, Beneath his houfe, with flimy trail Crawls o'er the grafs j whom when be 'fpies,. In wrath he to the gard'ner cries : What means yon peafant's daily toil,. From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to the morning's care ? Why with new arts corredl the... | |
 | John Gay - 1772 - 308 pagina’s
...Reflects his eyes, and various hue. His now forgotten friend, a Snail, £ Beneath his 'h'oufe, with flimy trail Crawls o'er the grafs ; whom when he fpies,...cries : What means yon peafant's daily toil, From choakin'g weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to" the morning's care ? Why with new arts correft the... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 pagina’s
...tai rimprocci verfo a lei proruppe. His now forgotten friend, a Snaif, Beneath his houfe, with flimy trail Crawls o'er the grafs ; whom when he fpies,...cries : What means yon peafant's daily toil, From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to the morning's care ? Why with new arts correct the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 pagina’s
...fpies, In wrath he to the gardener cries : " What means yon' peafant's daily toil, ;j From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to the morning's care ? Why with new arts correft the year ? Why grows the peach with crimfon hue ? And why the plumb's inviting blue ? 2* Were... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 pagina’s
...fpiesi In wrath he to the gardener cries : " Whit means yon' peafant's daily toil, i5 From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why wake you to the morning's care i Why with new arts correft the ye*r ? Why grows the peach with crim/bn hue ? And why the plumb's inviting... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 pagina’s
...Reflefta his eyes and various hue. 10 His now-forgotten friend, a fnail, Beneath his houfe, with flimy trail, Crawls o'er the grafs ; whom when he fpies, In wrath he to the gardener cries : " What means yon' peafant's daily toil, I5 From choaking weeds to rid the foil ? Why... | |
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What means yon peasant's daily toil, From choking weeds to rid the soil? Why wake you to the morning's care, Why with new arts correct the year, Why... 
