 A LEARN'D society of late, The glory of a foreign state, Agreed, upon a summer's night, To search the moon by her own light ; To take an invent'ry of all Her real estate, and personal ; And make an accurate survey Of all her lands, and how they lay, As...  The Poetical Works of Samuel Butler - Seite 123von Samuel Butler - 1835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 Seiten
...open to the Lafhes of Wit and Satyr. 5 To take an Invent'ry of all Her real Eftate, and perfonal ; And make an accurate Survey Of all her Lands, and how they lay, As true as that of Ireland, where ;o The fly Surveyors ftole a Shire ; T'obferve her Country, how 'twas planted, With what fh'abounded... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 Seiten
...own light ; To take an inventory of all J Her real eftate, and perfonal j And make an accurate furvey Of all her lands, and how they lay, As true as that of Ireland, where The fly furveyors ftole a fhire : 10 T' obferve her country, how 'twas planted, With what fh' abounded... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 Seiten
...Leigh; P. Wynne; J- Booker; and SAMUEL BAGSTER. /HARVARD^ UNIVERSITY] V LIBRARY / u THE ELEPHANT JN THE MOON. A LEARN'D society of late, The glory of...of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire ; 10 T' observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted ; And make the... | |
 | Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 Seiten
...Doctor's name was Jenny. t A Nick-name for my lady. 195 THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON. [BUTLER.] A IEARN'D society of late, The glory of a foreign state, Agreed,...of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire : T'observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted ; And make the proper'st... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...Her real estate, and personal ; And make an accurate surrey Of all her lands, and how they lay, A« true as that of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire : P observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted ; And make the proper'st... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 Seiten
.... Agreed, upon a summer's night, To search the moon by her own light; To take an inventory of all 5 Her real estate, and personal; And make an accurate...of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire : 10 T' observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted ; And make the... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 Seiten
...THE Agreed, upon a summer's night, To search the moon by her own light; To take an inventory of all 5 Her real estate, and personal; And make an accurate...of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire : 10 T" observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted ; And make the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...foreign state, Agreed, upon a summer's night, To search the Moon by her own light; To take an inventory of all Her real estate, and personal; And make an...Ireland ' , where The sly surveyors stole a shire: To' observe her country, how 'twas planted 3 , With what she' abounded most, or wanted; And make the... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 Seiten
...Agreed, upon a summer's night, To search the Moon by her own light ; To take an invent'ry of all 5 Her real estate, and personal ; And make an accurate...of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire ; 10 T' observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted ; And make the... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 328 Seiten
...Agreed, upon a summer's night, To search the moon by her own light ; To take an invent'ry of all 5 Her real estate, and personal ; And make an accurate...of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire : 10 T' observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh' abounded most, or wanted; And make the... | |
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