 Eftsoons the urchins to their tasks repair ; Their books of stature small they take in hand, Which with pellucid horn secured are, To save from finger wet the letters fair ; The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high atchievements...  A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes - Page 254edited by - 1755Full view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...repair; Their books of llature (mail, they take in hand. Which with pellucid horn fecurcd arc, To lave from finger wet the letters fair. The work fo gay, that on their back is feen, St. George's high atchicvements does declare, On which thilk wight that has ygazing been,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 964 pages
...ftate flic utters the command ! Eftfoons the urchins to their talks repair; Their books, of ftaturc the crowd was fatisficd ; And fo they would have been had Thefeus favc from f.ngcr wet the letters fair. The work fo gay that on their back is fecn St. George's high... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 pages
...ftate ftic utters the command \ Kftfoons the urchins to their tafLs repair ; Their books, of ff.iture fmall, they take in hand, Which with pellucid horn...wet the letters fair. The work fo gay that on their back is feen St. George's high achievements does declare} On winch thilk wight that has ygazing been,... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...ftate fhe utters the command ! Eftfoons the urchins to their tafks repair; 155 Their books of ftature fmall they take in hand, Which with pellucid horn...the letters fair : The work fo gay, that on their back is feen, St. George's high atchievements doesdeclare; 160 On which thilk wight that has y-gazing... | |
 | William Shenstone - 1798 - 320 pages
...ftate fhe utters the command ! Eftfoons the urchin* to their talks repair ; Their books of feature fmall they take in hand, Which with pellucid horn fecured are ; To fave from fingers wet the letters fair : The work fo gay, that on their back is feen, St. GEORGE'S high atchievements... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 510 pages
...ftate (he utters the command ! Eftfoons the urchins to their tailrs repair ; Their books of ftature fmall they take in hand, Which with pellucid horn fecured are ; To fave from fingers wet the letters fair : The work fo gay, that on their hack is feen, St. George 's high atchievmcnts... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...secured are ; To save from finger wet the letters fair : T'he work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high atchievements does declare ; On...that has y-gazing been, Kens the forth-coming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween.! \ Ah ! luckless he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star! it irks me whilst... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...(he utters the command ! Eftfoons the urchins to their talks repair; Their hooks, of ftature finall, they take in hand, Which with pellucid horn fecured are, To fave from finger-wet the letters fair : The work fo gay, that on their hack is feen, St. George's high atchievements... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...linger wet the letters fair: The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high achievements does declare; On which thilk wight that has y-gazing been, Kens the forthcoming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween ! Ah luckless he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star ! it erks me whilst... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 556 pages
...finger wet the letters fair: The work so gay that on their back is seen, St. George's high achievements does declare ; On which thilk wight that has y-gazing been, Kens the forth-coming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween ! Ah luckless be, and burn beneath the beam Of evil star ! it irks me whilst... | |
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