 | 1780 - 226 pagina’s
...Each bird mall harmonioufly join In a concert fo foft and fo clear, As me may not be found to refign. I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found...wood-pigeons breed: But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, (he averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pagina’s
...fhe bade me adieu, I thought that fhe bade me return. In the fecond this pafTage has its prettinefs, though it be not equal to the former : . I have found...wood-pigeons breed: But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, fhe averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pagina’s
...bird mall harmonioufly join In a concert fo foft and fo clear, As — me may not be fond to refign. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...breed : But let me that plunder forbear ; She will fay, 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, me averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of it's... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pagina’s
...me return. In the fecond this paflage has its prettinefs, though it be not equal to the former : 1 have found out a gift for my fair ;. I have found...breed : But let me that plunder forbear,. She will fay 'twas a. barbarous deed : For he ne'er coiled be true, fhe averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of... | |
 | 1783 - 366 pagina’s
...Each bird fhall harmonioufly join In a concert fo foft and fo clear, As fhe may not be fond to refign. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, fhe averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pagina’s
...return, In the fccond this paflfage has its prettinefs, though i: bo not equal to the former : I liave found out a gift for my fair -, I have found where...breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, flic avcrr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1791 - 350 pagina’s
...bird fhall harmonioufly join. In a concert fo foft and fo clear, As — fhe may not be fond to refign. I have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found...breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, fhe averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its... | |
 | Mr. Cresswick - 1792 - 452 pagina’s
...along ; The fhepherds lov'd,. and Selim bleft his fong* TENDERNESS OF MIND ON TAKING OF J3IKD NESTS. I have found out a gift for my fair : I have found...wood-pigeons breed* But let me that plunder forbear 1 She will fay 'tis a barbarous deed. For he, ne'er can be true. fhe averr'd, Who can rob a poor bird... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pagina’s
...(continues the fame critic) this palTajfe-' has its prettiiiels, though it be not equal to the iormer:" I 'have found out a gift for my fair ; ' I have found...wood-pigeons breed : But let me that plunder forbear, She would fay 'twas a barbarous deed : For he ne'er could be true, (he averr'd, , Who could rob a poor... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1798 - 320 pagina’s
...fhall harmonioufly join In a concert fo foft and fo clear, As — fhe may not be fond to refign. 1 have found out a gift for my fair ; I have found where...breed ; But let me that plunder forbear, She will fay 'twas a barbarous deed. E 2 For he ne'er could be true, fhe aver'd, Who could rob a poor bird of... | |
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I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed... 
