 Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd houses in the sands ; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away: Thus vanish'd at thy touch, the towers and walls; The toil of thousands...  Patronage - Stran 55avtor: Maria Edgeworth - 1814 - 431 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1805 - 378 strani
...The houses wrapp'd in flames, and verdant walls, The work of thousands, in a moment falls. As soon, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd...pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away. Fierce, and more fierce, the fiery torrents grew, , Swell'd in the wind, and... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 strani
...turrets nod, the bulwarks fall. 415 Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd houses in the sands; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away. Thus vanish'd, at thy touch, the towers and walls: The toil of thousands in a... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 strani
...turrets nod, the hulwarks fall. 415 Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd houses in the sands ; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away. Thus vanish'd, at thy touch, the towers and walls; The toil of thousands in a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 strani
...turrtts nod, the bulwarks fall. F.asy, as when ashore the infant sUiiris, And draws imagin'd houses in the sands; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away Thus vaniih'd, at thy touch, the towers and vails The toil of thousands in a moment... | |
 | 1813 - 424 strani
...turrets nod, the bulwarks fall : Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd houses in the sands ; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away : Tims vanish'd, at thy touch, the towers and walls ; The toil of thousands in... | |
 | 1813 - 374 strani
...turrets nod, the bulwarks fall : Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imugin'd houses in the sands ; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away : Thus Tanish'd, at thy touch, the towers and walls ; The toil of thousands in... | |
 | Homer - 1822 - 342 strani
...turrets nod, the bulwarks fall : Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd houses in the sands ; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes away: Thus vanish'd at thy touch, the towers and walls; The toil of thousands in a... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1822 - 344 strani
...turrets nod, the bulwarks fall : Easy, as when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagin'd houses in die sands; The sportive wanton, pleas'd with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fashion'd domes avviy : Thus vanish'd at thy touch, the towers and walls. The toil of thousands in... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 432 strani
...when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagined houses on the sands, The sportive wanton, pleased with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fancied domes away : Thus vanish at thy touch the tow'rs and walls, The toil of mornings in a moment falls." " Beautiful lines !" said Mr. Barclay. " And charmingly... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 418 strani
...when ashore an infant stands, And draws imagined houses on the sam'ls, The sportive wanton, pleased with some new play, Sweeps the slight works and fancied domes away : Thus vanish at thy touch the tow'rs and walls, The toil of mornings in a moment falls." " Beautiful lines !" said Mr. Barclay. " And charmingly... | |
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