 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
 | Samuel Johnson - 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,unplea¿ing sight, I ween! Ah luckless he, and bom beneath the beam Of evil star ! it irks me whilst... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 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 forthcoming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween ! Sigh'd as he sung, and did in tears indite. For brandishing the rod, she... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 386 pages
...wet the letters fair ; The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high acluevements does declare, On which thilk wight 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... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 412 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 he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star ! it irks me whilst... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1064 pages
...finger wet the letters fair: The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high achievements glowing axle doth allay In the steep Atlantic stream, And the slope fortheoming rod,unpleasing sight,! ween! Ah luckless he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star! it... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 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 forthcoming rod ; unpleasing sight, I ween. Ah ! luckless he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star ! it irks me whilst... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 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 forthcoming rod, unpleasing sight, I ween ! Ah ! luckless he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star ! it irks me whilst... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...wet the letters fair : The work so gay, that on their back is seen, St. George's high achievements ame, my lord ! Let it not b;¡ recorded of you that the latest moments of your life wer uupleasiug sight, I ween 1 From 'A Pastoral Ballad'— 1743. Arbnsta humilesqne myricse.— VIBQ. [Though... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 518 pages
...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 ! THE SCHOOL LET OUT. BUT now Dan Phoebus gains the middle... | |
 | 1831 - 418 pages
...fitiger 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) XIX. Ah ! luckless he, and born beneath the beam Of evil star ! it irks me... | |
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