 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 Seiten
...fpring a Lake That always ply the Pump, and never thin! They can be fafc, but at the Rate they ft ink . That live, as if they had been run aground, And, when they die, are caft away and drown'd ; That dwell in Ships, like Swarms of Rats, and prey Upon the Goods, all Nations... | |
 | Pomponius Mela - 1761 - 168 Seiten
...God made the sea, and man the land." Rightly did the poet Butler speak of the Dutch as those. — " That always ply the pump, and never think They can be safe, but at the rate they sink ; That live as if they had been run aground, And when they die are cast away and drowned ; That... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 Seiten
...fpring a leak; That always ply the pump, and never think They can be fafe, but at the rate they ftink ; That live as if they had been run aground, And, when they die, are caft away and drown'd ; That dwell in mips, like fwarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 Seiten
...hold of Nature, And, when the fea does in upon them break, And drowns a province, does but {pring a leak ; That always ply the pump, and never think They can be ftfe, but at the rate they ftinjc ; That live as if they had been run aground, And, when they die,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 Seiten
...a lake ; That alwavs ply the pump, and never think 3 They can be fafe,but at the, rate they ftink ; That live as if they had been run aground, And, when they die, are caft away and drown'd ; That dwell in fhips, like fwarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations'... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1807 - 334 Seiten
...of nature; " And when the sea does in upon them break, . " And drowns a province, does but spring a leak; " That always ply the pump, and never think...drown'd; " That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey " Upon the goods all nations' ships convey; " And when their merchants are blown up and crack... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1807 - 328 Seiten
...And drowns a province, does but spring a leak; " That always ply the pump, and never think " Tlicj' can be safe, but at the rate they stink ; " That live...drown'd; " That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey " Upon the goods all nations' ships convey; " And when their merchants are blown up and crack... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 Seiten
...the hold of Nature, And when the na does in upon them break, And drowns a province, docs but spring a leak ; That always ply the pump, and never think They...as if they had been run aground, And when they die, arc cast away, and drown'd ; That dwell in ships like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations'... | |
 | sir John Carr - 1807 - 538 Seiten
...nature ;• " And when the sea does in upon them break, " And drowns a province, does but spring a leak; " That always ply the pump, and never think...rate they stink ; " That live as if they. had been tun aground, c< And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd ; " That dwell in ships, like swarms.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...Nature; And when the sea does in upon them break, And drowns a province, does but spring a leak; 17. BB That always ply the pump, and never think They can...drown'd; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations' fleets convey; And, when their merchants are blown up and crack'd,... | |
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That live as if they had been run a-ground, And, when they die, are cast away and drown'd ; That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations... 
