 | Thomas Jackson - 1870 - 236 Seiten
...individuals sometimes to consider what reception they would deserve in " The Paradise of Animals." Mary. " I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau if birds confabulate or no." Papa. I believe it is generally granted that animals do convey information to each other by means of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 304 Seiten
...how a bird A prison with a friend preferred 35 To Liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask' Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...in fable ; And e'en the child who knows no better, 5 Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must have a most uncommon skull. It chanced... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 320 Seiten
...how a birdA prison with a friend preferred 35 To Liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...in fable ; And e'en the child who knows no better, 5 Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must have a most uncommon skull. It chanced... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 260 Seiten
...lurcher is a dog who lies in wait to seize his prey. 60 Gossiped. So in Pairing Time Anticipated — " I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no. " Gossip. Corruption of God-sib, akin in God, originally a sponsor; hence, from their garrulity when... | |
 | William Cowper - 1875 - 340 Seiten
...how a bird A prison with a friend preferred 35 To Liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...in fable; And e'en the child who knows no better, 5 Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must have a most uncommon skull. It chanced... | |
 | William Cowper - 1875 - 352 Seiten
...how a bird A prison with a friend preferred 35 To Liberty without. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...in fable ; And e'en the child who knows no better, 5 Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must have a most uncommon skull. It chanced... | |
 | Imperial pocket reader - 1878 - 202 Seiten
...and delights, like us, Once more to rest his foot on. his own threshold. PAIRING-TIME ANTICIPATED. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...always able To hold discourse, at least in fable ; And even the child who knows no better Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must... | |
 | William Cowper - 1879 - 88 Seiten
...learn in school of tribulation 115 The folly of his expectation. PAIRING TIME ANTICIPATED. A FABLE. I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate...were always able To hold discourse, at least in fable ; Arid even the child who knows no better 5 Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 Seiten
...WORDSWORTH. ANIMATE NATURE. I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau If birds confabulate or uo. 'T is ct, as the frame Of all the universe were lame To that one figure, could Pairing Time Anticipated. COWPER. Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed. The Village Curate.... | |
 | Francis Francis - 1880 - 336 Seiten
...language. Oh, for Jean Jacques Eousseau. Let's see, half dreaming, half musing, how is it it runs ? Ah ! "I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no." Hang it! What's the rest? Blessed if I haven't clean forgotten. " I've heard it said by ancient sages,... | |
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I SHALL not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau,* If birds confabulate or no ; 'Tis clear, that they were always able To hold discourse, at least in fable... 
