 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 Seiten
...is caft the diftaff, fpinning-wheel, and {loom. He purfues the defcription in the fubfequent Stanza. Their only labour was to kill the time ; And labour...is, and weary woe. They fit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhime ; Then rifing fudden, to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tott'iing fteps... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 Seiten
...range the vernal bloom.; Bus. far is caft.the diftaff, fjrinning-wheel and loom. LXXI1. .,-.•• Their only labour was to kill the .time: And labour dire it is, and weary woe. . . i They fIt, they loll,.turn o'er fomeidle rhyme ; Then, rifmg fudden, to the glafs.they go, Or... | |
 | James Thomson - 1760 - 326 Seiten
...to twift, to range the vernal bloom ; But far is caft the diftaff, fpinning-wheel, and loom. LXXIL Their only labour was to kill the time ; And labour...is, and weary woe. They fit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhyme ; Then, rifing fudden, to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 282 Seiten
...twift, to range the vernal bloom j But far is cafl the diftaff, fpinning-whecl, and loom* 3 LXXII. Their only labour was to kill the time ; And labour dire it is, and weary wo. They lit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhyme f. Then, rifiag fudden, to the glafs they go, Or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 Seiten
...range the vernal bloom ; But far is caft the diftaff, fpinniiig-wheel, and loom. LXXII. Theii LXXII. Their only labour was to kill the time; And labour...is, and weary woe. They fit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhyme; Then, rifmg fudden, to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep and... | |
 | 1782 - 518 Seiten
...knot, totwift, to range the vernal bloom. But far is call the diftafi", (pinning- wheel, and loom. Their only labour was to kill the time; And labour...is, and weary woe : They fit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhyme. Then, rifing fudden, to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tott'ring ftep and... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 Seiten
...knot, to twift, to range the vernal blodm, But far iscaftthediftaff, fpinning-wheel, and loom. LXXII, Their only labour was to kill the time, And labour dire it is, and weary woe : They fit, they loll, torn o'er fome idle rhyme, Then, riling fudden, to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tottering... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 Seiten
...to twift, to range the vernal bloom ; But far is caft the diftaff, fpinning-wheel, and loom. LXXII. Their only labour was to kill the time; And labour...is, and weary woe. They fit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhyme; Then, rifing fudden, to the glafs they go,Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep and... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 Seiten
...rang; the vernal bloom ; But far is caft the diftaff, fpinrung-whed, and loom. LXXII. Their LXXII. Their only labour was to kill the time ; And labour...is, and weary woe. They fit, they loll, turn o'er fome idle rhyme ; Then, rifing fudden, to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 Seiten
...To knot, to twift, to range the vcmal bloom : Jut far is call thediftaff', fpinning-whccl.and loom. Their only labour was to kill the time : And labour dire it is, and weary woe. They fit, they-loll, turn o'er Come idle rhyme : Then rifini; fudden, to the glafs they go, Or iaimter forth,... | |
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Their only labour was to kill the time; And labour dire it is, and weary woe. They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme; Then rising sudden, to the glass they go, Or saunter forth, with tottering step and... 
