 | Thomas Moule - 1842 - 282 σελίδες
...representative in miniature of a ship, that the primitive idea of navigation was acquired : man first Learnt of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. The primeval boat may have been an excavated tree, but vessels were soon afterwards formed... | |
 | George Brettingham Sowerby - 1842 - 350 σελίδες
...gracefully on the Mediterranean waters ; and Pope has versified the idea in the well known lines " Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale.'" 74 ASIPHONIBRANCHIATA. testaceous part of the Ocythbe, and that the broad membranes... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 σελίδες
...Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plow, the worm to weave ; Learn of muz yearly wounded : the love-tale Infected Sion's daughters wi driving gale. Here too all forms of social union find. And hence let Reason, late, instruct mankind... | |
 | 1843 - 280 σελίδες
...arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn from the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale. Here too all forms of social union find, And hence let reason, late, instruct mankind.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1844 - 94 σελίδες
...arts of building from the bee receive ; 175 Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Here too all forms of social union find, And hence let reason, late, instruct mankind... | |
 | 1844 - 440 σελίδες
...Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale." J. PEMBERTON BARTLETT. Kingston Rectory, May, 1844. Notes on the cause of the nudity... | |
 | 1844 - 444 σελίδες
...Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale." J. PEMBERTON BARTLETT. Kingston Rectory, May, 1844. Notes on the cause of the nudily... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1845 - 510 σελίδες
...erects a small membrane for a sail, and extends its six arms as oars. Our poet Pope says, " Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the rising gale." 419 2 E 2 Of the shells of one species of nautilus the people of the East make very handsome drinking-cups.... | |
 | 1867 - 826 σελίδες
...Tbe arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail. Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale." HUMILITY. Tin- bird that soars on highest wing, Builds on the ground her lowly uest... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1847 - 556 σελίδες
...The arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale— The worker from the work distinct was known, And simple reason never sought but one.'... | |
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Thy arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. 
