 | Allan Chapman - 2004 - 392 Seiten
...creatures living on the moon. But such a discussion provided perfect satirical ammunition: '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.' The satirized Virtuosi in the poem went on to find what... | |
 | Samuel Butler, René Lamar - 536 Seiten
...1, L 86 for at Top reai/ at the Top p. 154, 1. 6 for Is read Are FORMAL SATIRES THE ELEPHANT IN THE MOON ALEARN'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 5 Her real Estate, and personal;... | |
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Her real estate, and personal ; And make an accurate survey Of all her lands, and how they lay, As true as that of Ireland, where The sly surveyors stole a shire : 10 T' observe her country, how 'twas planted, With what sh... 
