 His choice bits with; then in a trice They make a feast less great than nice. But all this while his eye is served, We must not think his ear was sterved; But that there was in place to stir His spleen, the chirring grasshopper, The merry cricket, puling...  The Natural History of Insects - Seite 238von James Rennie - 1829 - 352 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1805 - 948 Seiten
...grain of purest wheat, With some small gln'r'uig grit, to eat His choice bits with ; then in a trke They make a feast less great than nice. But all this while his eye is serv'd, We must not think his ear was starv'd ; But that there was in place to stir His spleen, the... | |
 | Robert Herrick - 1810 - 280 Seiten
...short prayers, they set on bread, A moon-parch'd grain of purest wheat, With some small glitt'ring grit, to eat His choicest bits with ; then in a trice...less great than nice. But, all this while his eye is serv'd, We must not think his ear was starv'd ; But that there was in place, to sti r His spleen, the... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 Seiten
...short prayers, they set on bread, A luoon-parch'd grain of purest wheat, With some small glitt'ring grit to eat His choicest bits with : then in a trice...less great than nice. But, all this while his eye is serv'd, We must not think his ear was starv'd ; But that there was in place to stir His spleen, the... | |
 | John Leyden, James Morton - 1819 - 528 Seiten
...on bread ; A moon-parch'd grain of purest wheat, With some small glittering grit, to eat His choice bits with ; then in a trice They make a feast less great than nice. But, all this while his eye is serv'd, We must not think his ear was starv'd, v ' But that there was in place to stir Hi» spleen... | |
 | John Leyden, James Morton - 1819 - 528 Seiten
...runs thus: " A little mushroom table spread, After short prayers, they set on bread ; A moon-parch'cl grain of purest wheat, With some small glittering grit, to eat His choice bits with ; then in a trice They make a feast less great than nice. But, all this while his... | |
 | 1822 - 384 Seiten
...short prayers, they set on bread, A moon-parch'd grain of purest wheat, With some small gtitt'riug grit, to eat His choicest bits with ; then in a trice...less great than nice. But, all this while his eye is serv'd, We must not think his ear was starv'd ; But that there was in place, to stir His spleen, the... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - 618 Seiten
...short prayers, they set on bread, A ,nnon-parch'd grain of purest wheat, With some small glitt'ring grit to eat His choicest bits with : then in a trice...less great than nice. But all this while his eye is serv'tl, We must not think his ear was starv'd ; But that there was in place to stir His spleen, the... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 Seiten
...short prayers, they set on bread, A moon-parch'd grain of purest wheat, With some small glitt'ring grit, to eat His choicest bits with ; then in a trice...less great than nice. But, all this while his eye is serv'd, We must not think his ear was starv'd ; But that there was in place, to stir His spleen, the... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1832 - 960 Seiten
...small glit'ring gritt, to cate His choyce hit r - with ; then, in a trice, They make a feast lesse great than nice. But all this while his eye is served, We must not thinke his sare was starved ; But that there was in place to stir His spleen, the chirring grashoppcr,... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1832 - 308 Seiten
...some small glit'ring gritt, to eate His choyce bitts with ; then, in a trice, They make a feast lesse great than nice. But all this while his eye is served, We must not thinke his eare was sterved ; But that there was in place to stir His spleen, the chirring grashopper,... | |
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