The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. English Poetry and Poets - Seite 171von Sarah Warner Brooks - 1890 - 506 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Stanhope Busby - 1837 - 132 Seiten
...much of the spirit of the original : The thirsty earth soaks up the rain. And drinks, and gapes fur drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are...have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand iivers up, So iill'il that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken fiery... | |
| 1837 - 348 Seiten
...Thus argues he, in paraphrase of old Anacreon : The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, an,l gapes for drink again ; The plants suck in the earth, and are W,th constant drinking fresh and fair ; The sea itself (which one would think Should have hut little... | |
| William Henry Merle - 1838 - 1034 Seiten
...sails of Queen Mab, within the crusted bottle. CHAPTER V. GENEROUS OLD PORT POLITICS AND THE TRIGGER. " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...drink again : The plants suck in the earth, and are, By constant drinking, fresh and fair : The sea itself, which, one would think, Should have but little... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 Seiten
...farewell, kings And mighty numbers, mighty things ! Love tunes my heart just to my strings. II. DRINKING. thunder and the sword of Michael Wrought still within them, and no less desire planta suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself (which one... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 Seiten
...farewell, kings And mighty numbers, mighty things ! Love tunes my heart just to my strings. ll. DRlNKlNG. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again, The plants suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself (which one would think... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 Seiten
...DRINKING. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, Arid drinks, and gapes for drink again, The plants suck-in sudden fear ; a chilly sweat bedews CIDER. My shuddering limbs, ilself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 Seiten
...last. Anacreontici. г »me copies of versea translated parnphrasücally out of Anocrcon. Drinking. er fair eyes, like stars that dimmed were \Vith darksome...rear. Come now, ye damsels, daughters of delight, fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By 's drunken fiery face no less)... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 Seiten
...feeling of delight. Here are some of them : — * See his Lives of the British Poets, Vol. I. DRINKING. " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and...think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The husy sun (and one would guess... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 Seiten
...feeling of delight. Here are some of them:— • See bis Lives of the British Poets, Vol. I. DRINKING. " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants sack in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...last. Anacreontic!. Ot »m« copie» of тепе* translatai paraphrastlcaUy out of Anacreon. Drinking. portraiture display'd, fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By 's drunken fiery face no less)... | |
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