 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 σελίδες
...dry leaves, just saves un» quench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their flutt'ring rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 σελίδες
...dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their flutt'ring rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless... | |
 | 1802 - 302 σελίδες
...They pick their fuel out of every hedge, 565 Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide , Their fluttering rags, and shews a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 σελίδες
...every hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquenched ,* . The spark of life. The sportiye wind blows wide .«. Their fluttering rags, and shows...tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 σελίδες
...dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their flutt'ring rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch. Conveying worthless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 σελίδες
...dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their flutt'ring rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 σελίδες
...dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide Their flutt'ring rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 σελίδες
...dry leaves, just saves unquench'd The spark of liie. The sportive wind blows wide Their flutt'ring rags, and shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they claim. Great skill have they in palmistry, and more To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless... | |
 | John Hoyland - 1816 - 278 σελίδες
...purloined From his accustom'd perch. Hard faring race, TLey pick their fuel out of every hedge, Which kindled with dry leaves, and wood, just saves The...wind blows wide Their fluttering rags, and shows a tawney skin, The veilum of the pedigree they claim." Before the Gypsey's acknowledgment, of pre* ferring... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 σελίδες
...purloin'd From his accuslom'd perch. HARD-FARING RACE? They pick their fuel out of ev'ry hedge, Which, kindled with dry leaves and wood, just saves The spark...shows a tawny skin, The vellum of the pedigree they chum ! COWPER. Mr. Hoyland, of Sheffield (to whose volume I have already referred), assures us, that... | |
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To conjure clean away the gold they touch, Conveying worthless dross into its place. Loud when they beg, dumb only when they steal. Strange ! that a creature rational, and cast In human... 
