 | Elijah Fenton - 1707 - 426 Seiten
...born. Since thou, delicious Youth, didft quit the Plains, Th'tmgrateful Ground we till with fruitlefs Pains ; In labour'd Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, And over empty Sheaves in Harveft fweat: A thin Increafe our woolly Subftance yields, "'•' * •.j • -A , And... | |
 | Ambrose Philips - 1710 - 32 Seiten
...j As Coin the Vales, and Trees the Hills adorn, So thou to thine an Ornament was born. Since thcu, delicious Youth, didft quit the Plains, Th' ungrateful Ground we till with fruitlefs Pains; Inlabour.'d Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, And over empty Sheaves ift Harveft fweat... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 Seiten
...born. Since thou, delicious Youth, didft quit the Plains, Th' ungratefuUGround we till with fruitlefs Pains : In labour'd Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, And over empty Sheaves in Harveft fweat : A thin Increafe our woolly Subftance yields, And Thorns and Thiitles overfpread... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1749 - 530 Seiten
...adorning the elms by which it is fupported. Thus Philips; " As corn the vales, and trees the " hub adorn, " So thou to thine an ornament was " born....furrows fow the " choice of wheat, " And over empty iheaves in bar" veftfweat: " A thin increafe our woolly fub" ftance yreld, " And thorns and thirties... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - 1750 - 500 Seiten
...rtreams do ihow, And filver ftreams to grace the meadows flow ; As corn the vales, and trees the hüls adorn, So thou to thine an ornament was born. Since...quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains j In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And over empty (heaves in harveft fweat... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 428 Seiten
...meadows flow, As corn the vales, and trees the hills adorn, So thou, to thine, an ornament was born. 6t Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pams, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat,... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - 1779 - 422 Seiten
...meadows flow, As corn the vales, and trees the hills adorn, So thou, to thine, an ornament was born. 68 Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat,... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 Seiten
...bom. Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, TV ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains; In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And over empty fheaves in harveft fweat : A thin increafe does our whole fubftance yield, And thorns and thiftles... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...68 Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, TV ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat, 73 A thin increafe our fleecy cattle yield ; And thorns, and thiftles, overfpread... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 Seiten
...tloir, As corn the vales, and trees the hills adorn, So tlwm, to thine, an ornament W»s kovn< 3*7 Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains,...Th' ungrateful 'ground we till with fruitleis pains, la Ubour'd furrows low the choice of wheat, And, over empty (heaves, in harveft fweat, A thin increafe... | |
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Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat, 71 A thin incieafe our fleecy cattle yield ; And thorns, and... 