 The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks twice ten thousand...  The Works of Abraham Cowley - Page 71de Abraham Cowley - 1806Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...again. The Plants fuck in the Earth, and are By conftant Drinking, freih and fair : The Sea it ft: If, which one would think Should have but little need of Drink, Drinks Tea thoufand Rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the Cup. The bufy Sun, and one would ghefs, By's... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...in the earth, and are, ": j ."* ' With conftant drinking, frefh and fair. ;.. .:'" The fea itfelf, which, one would think, , ." . Should have but little need of drink, , , Drinks ten thoufand rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the cup. , . .T The bufy fun (and one would guefs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...again. The plants fuck-ih the earth, and are With conftant drinking frefh and fair ; The fea itfelf (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks ten thoufand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The bufy fun (and one would guefs By... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...again. The plants fuck-in the earth, and are With conftant drinking frefh and fair; The fea itfelf (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thoufand rivers' up, So fill'd that they o'erfiow the cup. The bufy fun (and one would gueft By 's... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...gapes for drink again. The plants suck-in the earth, and are 'With constant drinking fresh and fair ; The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Prinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So 611'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 330 pages
...general strain of •••tiraeat it imitate*. The sea itself' (which one would think Should have bat little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers...o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea, and when he' as done, The moon and stars drink... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...gapes fur drink aunin, The plants suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and lair ; The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinki twice ten thousand rivers up. So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. Tlirliii-y Scm (ami one... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pages
...gapes for drink again ; The plants set in the earth, they are By constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself (which one would think, Should have but little need to drink) Drinks many a thousand rivers up, Into his overflowing cup. The busy sun (and one would guess... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 360 pages
...gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think Should have but little need of drink, See his Lives of the British Poets, Vol. I. ^NCOWLEY,;MrrLER^&ç ЦС^.^^&^ЩЦ Drinks twice ten^housand... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 402 pages
...gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are, With constant drinking, fresh and fair. The sea itself, which, one would think, Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess, fly's... | |
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