 Edwin's birth ; The parent's transport, and the parent's care ; The gossip's prayer for wealth, and wit, and worth ; And one long summer-day of indolence and mirth; VOL.  Public Characters - Seite 4711804Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1814 - 310 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair. His birth no oracle or seer foretold ; No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare. You guess each circumstance of EBWIN'S birth ;The parent's transport, and the parent's eare ; The gossip's prayer for wealth, and... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair : His birth no oracle or seer foretold ; No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....worth; And one long summer-day of indolence and mirth. And yet poor Edwin was no vulgar boy, Deep thought oft seem'd to fix his infant eye. Dainties he heeded... | |
 | 1821 - 270 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair. His birth no oracle or seer foretold : No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....worth; And one long summer-day of indolence and mirth. And yet poor Edwin was no vulgar boy ; Deep thought oft seem'd to fix his infant eye. Dainties he heeded... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 278 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair : His birth no oracle or seer foretold ; No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....; And one long summer-day of indolence and mirth; VOL. x. x And yet poor Edwin was no vulgar boy, Deep thought oft seem'd to fix his infant eye. Dainties... | |
 | James Beattie - 1821 - 230 Seiten
...the offspring of this humble pair. His birth no oracle or seer foretold, No prodigy appeared in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....prayer for wealth. and wit, and worth; And one long summer day of indolence and mirth. And yet poAr Edwin was no vulgar boy ; Deep thought oft seemed to... | |
 | 1822 - 418 Seiten
...offspring of this simple pair: His birth no oracle or seer foretold ; No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....worth, And one long summer-day of indolence and mirth. Dainties he heeded not, nor gaude, nor toy, Save one short pipe of rudest minstrelsy. Silent when glad... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 280 Seiten
...the offspring of this humble pair: His birth no oracle or seer foretold; No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....prayer for wealth and wit and worth ; And one long summer day of indolence and mirtb. XVI. And yet poor Edwin was no vulgar boy: Deep thought oft seem'd... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 560 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair: His birth no oracle or seer foretold : No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....parent's transport, and the parent's care ; The gossip's prayerforwealth.and wit,and worth; And one long summer-day of indolence and mirth. XVI. And yet poor... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair : His hirth no oracle or seer foretold ; No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare. You guess each circumstance of Edwin<* blrth ; The parent's transport, and the parent's care ; The gossip's prayer for wealth, and... | |
 | 1826 - 300 Seiten
...offspring of this humble pair : His birth no oracle or seer foretold : No prodigy appear'd in earth or air, Nor aught that might a strange event declare....parent's care ; The gossip's prayer for wealth, and wit,and worth; And one long-summer day of indolence and mirth. And yet poor Edwin was no vulgar boy... | |
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