 | 1804 - 538 pages
...a_ntiquated,jjid vulgar phrafes. The following are about the bcft lines which it cotttains: ' Thou waft a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievifh Jay Seeking her food, with eafe might have purloiii'd Hie auburn nut that held thee, fwallowing... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1805 - 692 pages
...BECATED OAK. J)lfeovered by Mr. Haylry among fame laofi papat found in tie fcet'i ßuJy. « THOU waft a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with, ; and the thieviili jay Seeking her food, with eafe might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, fwallowing... | |
 | 1808 - 844 pages
...gloomy,- into gtoom Of thickest shades, like Adam, after tastt Of prosci-ib'd, as to arefugc fled ! Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes...thievish jay Seeking her food, with ease might have, purloin 'd 166 167 The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close -folded latitude of... | |
 | William Hayley - 1812 - 450 pages
...gloomy, into gloom Of thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball, Which babes...jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The-auburn nut, that held thee, swall'wing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And all thine... | |
 | 710 pages
...might with reverence kneel and worship thee. Thou wast a bauble once; a cup and ball, Which babes miaht play with ; and the thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have pqrloin'd The auburn uut that held thee, swallowing duwn Thy yet close fo^ed latitude of boughi And... | |
 | 1816 - 420 pages
...age And, yet, this veteran of the forest, which had braved the inclemency of so many winters, was but a bauble once, a. cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and tlie thievish jay, Seeking her food, witb case might have purloined The auburn nut, that held thee,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 400 pages
...gloomy, into gloom Of thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might play with ; and the thievish jayi Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...gloomy, into gloom Of thickest shades, like Adam after taste Of fruit proscrib'd, as to a refuge, fled. Thou wast a bauble once, a cup and ball Which babes might play with ; and the thievish Ja7, Seeking her food, with ease might have parloin'd The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...to bring to an end not only the flower of a season, but the towering growth of many ages. Thou wert a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes might...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloined The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs. Time... | |
 | James Sargant Storer - 1822 - 110 pages
...into it large nails or spikes, in order to blunt the edge of any weapon that may be raised against it. Thou wast a bauble once ; a cup and ball, Which babes...thievish jay, Seeking her food, with ease might have purloin'4 The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs, And... | |
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The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp. 
