 | John Gay - 1854 - 300 σελίδες
...kind ? Crush then the slow, the pilfering race, So purge thy garden from disgrace.' 6 What arrogance ! (the Snail replied) How insolent is upstart pride ! Hadst thou not thus, with insult vain, Provok'd my patience to complain, I had conceaPd thy meaner birth, Nor trac'd thee to the scum of earth... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 σελίδες
...slow, the pilfering race, So purge thy garden from disgrace. What arrogance ! the snail reply 'd ; How insolent is upstart pride ! Hadst thou not thus, with insult vain, Provok'd my patience to complain ; I had conceal' d thy meaner birth, Nor trac'd thee to the scum of... | |
 | John Gay - 1857 - 302 σελίδες
...kind? Crush then the slow, the pilfering race, So purge thy garden from disgrace." " What arrogance ! " the Snail replied, " How insolent is upstart pride...insult vain, Provoked my patience to complain, I had concoal'd thy meaner birth, Nor traced thee to the scum of earth : For scarce nine suns have waked... | |
 | Joseph Addison, George Gilfillan - 1859 - 428 σελίδες
...Crush then the slow, the pilfering race ; So purge thy garden from disgrace.' ' What arrogance ! ' the snail replied ; ' How insolent is upstart pride!...meaner birth, Nor traced thee to the scum of earth. so For scarce nine suns have waked the hours, To swell the fruit, and paint the flowers, Since I thy... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 σελίδες
...! Crush then the slow, the pilfering race, So purge thy garden from disgrace.' ' What arrogance !' the snail replied ; ' How insolent is upstart pride ! Hadst thou not thus, with insult vain Provok'd my patience to complain, I had conceal'd thy meaner birth, Nor trac'd thee to the scum of... | |
 | 1866 - 300 σελίδες
...kind ? Crush then the slow, the pilfering race, So purge thy garden from disgrace.' ' What arrogance ! (the Snail replied) How insolent is upstart pride ! Hadst thou not thus, with insult vain, Provok'd my patience to complain, I kad conceal'd thy meaner birth, Nor trac'd thee to the scum of... | |
 | Favourite fables - 1870 - 292 σελίδες
...Crush, then, the slow, the pilf ring race ; So purge thy garden from disgrace." ' " What arrogance ! " the Snail replied ; " How insolent is upstart pride...to the scum of earth : For, scarce nine suns have wak'd the hours, To swell the fruit, and paint the flowers, Since I thy humbler life surveyed, In base,... | |
 | John Gay - 1870 - 306 σελίδες
...upstart pride ! Hadst thou not thus, with insult vain, Provoked my patience to complain, I had conceal'd thy meaner birth, Nor traced thee to the scum of earth...humbler life survey'd, In base, in sordid guise array'd ; A hideous insect, vile, unclean, You dragg'da slow and noisome train ; And from your spider bowels... | |
 | Alexander Kennedy Isbister - 1870 - 104 σελίδες
...pride ! Hadst thbu not thiis, with insult vain, Provbk'd my patience to complain, I had conceal' d thy meaner birth, Nor traced thee to the scum of earth. For scarce nine suns have wak'd the hours, To swell the fniit and paint the fldw'rs, Since I thy hiimbler life survey'd, In base... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1871 - 530 σελίδες
...Crush then the slow, the pilfering race ; So purge the garden from disgrace !' ' What arrogance !' the snail replied; ' How insolent is upstart pride...fruit and paint the flowers, Since I thy humbler life surveyed, In base and sordid guise arrayed : A hideous insect, vile, unclean, You dragged a slow and... | |
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What arrogance!' the snail replied; 'How insolent is upstart pride! Hadst thou not thus with insult vain, Provoked my patience to complain, I had concealed thy meaner birth, Nor traced thee to the scum of earth. 
