 In the loose rhymes of every poetaster :— Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine; And hold one minute of this holy...  The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Stran 257uredili: - 1792Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Izaak Walton - 1875 - 716 strani
...c.ill'd " great master" In the loose rhymes of every poetaster? Could I be more thnn any man that live*, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives; Yet...gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine; And hold one minute of ihis holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. Welcome, pure... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1878 - 494 strani
...lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs— be call'd "great master," In the loose rhymes of every poetaster — Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure ! Welcome,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 strani
...and lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs; be call'd Great Master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...freely would these gifts resign Than ever Fortune should have made them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 strani
...lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs ; be call'd great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster; Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them miae; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. 4 Welcome,... | |
 | William Howitt - 1888 - 412 strani
...lame ; or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs; be called " great master" In the loose rhymes of every poetaster — Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign. Than ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the .riches of this empty pleasure. Welcome... | |
 | John Cameron - 1888 - 192 strani
...has to be considered. Take advice, and go " a-fishing, " and you will echo the poet who sings : — " Could I be more than any man that lives — Great,...freely would these gifts resign Than ever fortune should have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1892 - 326 strani
...lame ; or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs ; be called great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. Welcome,... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1895 - 424 strani
...lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs, be called great master 35 In the loose rimes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; 4° And hold one minute of this holy leisure Welcome, pure thoughts ! welcome, ye silent groves... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1895 - 424 strani
...lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs, be called great master 35 In the loose rimes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; 4° And hold one minute of this holy leisure Welcome, pure thoughts ! welcome, ye silent groves... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - 1895 - 442 strani
...lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs, be called great master 35 In the loose rimes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ; 4o And hold one minute of this holy leisure Welcome, pure thoughts ! welcome, ye silent groves... | |
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