Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume. We may read, and read, And read again, and still find something new, Something to please, and something to instruct, E'en in the noisome weed. Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy ... - Pagina 9door William Bingley - 1803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| James Hurdis - 1819 - 168 pagina’s
...chaste and good, and let us read The living page, whose ev'ry character Delights and gives us wisdom. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains...new, Something to please, and something to instruct, E'en in the noisome weed. See, ere we pass Alcanor's threshold, to the curious eye A little monitor... | |
| James Hurdis - 1792 - 424 pagina’s
...living page, whofe ev'ry chara&er Delights and gives us wifdom. Not a tree A plant, a leaf, a blofibm, but contains A folio volume. We may read and read And read again, and ftill find fomething new, Something to pleafe, and fomething to inftruct, E'en in the noifome weed.... | |
| 1797 - 310 pagina’s
...WILLIAM CURTIS, Author of the FLORA LONDINENSIS. VOL. XI. " Not a tree, " A plant, a leaf, a bloflbm, but contains " A folio volume. We may read and read, " And read again, and ftill find fomething new, " Something to pleafe, and fomething to inftruft." THE VILLAGE CURATR. LONDON:... | |
| Charles Snart - 1801 - 150 pagina’s
...presented to our view arrayed in, the most captivating drefs. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blofsom, but contains A folio volume. We may read and read...and still find something new, Something to please, & something to instruct, E'en in the humble weed. * It is a general observation that anglers are men... | |
| Ann Gibbs - 1803 - 148 pagina’s
...page, where ev'ry charafter Delights, and gives us wifdom. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a bloffom, but contains A folio volume. — We may read and read, And read again, and ftill find fomething new, Something to pleafe, and fomething to inftruft, E'en in the noifome weed.... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 pagina’s
...page, whofe ev'ry charafter Delights, and gives us wi/dom. Not a tree>. A plant, a leaf, a bloflbm, but contains. A folio volume. We may read, and read, And read again, and ftill fmd fomething new, Something to pleafe, and fcmething to inftruft,, E'en in the noifome weed.... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...chaste and good, and let us read The living page, whose ev'ry character Delights, and gives us wisdom. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume. We may'read and read And read again, and still find something new, Something to please and something to... | |
| James Hurdis - 1810 - 358 pagina’s
...and let us read The living page, whose ev'ry character Delights and gives us wisdom. Not a tree, *l/ A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume....new, Something to please, and something to instruct, VOL. I. D E'en in the noisome weed. See, ere we pass Alcanor's threshold, to the curious eye A little... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1840 - 586 pagina’s
...conduct to them; man would then realize the language of the poet, in a most exalted degree, and find " Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume; he would read, and read, And read again, and still find something new, Something to please, and something... | |
| 1816 - 420 pagina’s
...tides in the Calendar? There is A Tongue in every STAB, that talks with MAIT, And woos him to be wise. Not a TREE, A PLANT, a LEAF, a BLOSSOM, but contains A folio vdume. 3fntrotiuction* ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. JjOTANY is that branch of natural history which treats of... | |
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