 Through richest purple to the view Betray'da golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw : A whisker first, and then a claw, With many an ardent wish, She stretch'd, in vain, to reach the prize...  The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith - Stran 4avtor: Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 118 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Child - 1871 - 328 strani
...stream : Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue, Through richest purple, to the view Betray'da golden gleam. The hapless Nymph with wonder saw : A whisker first,...an ardent wish She stretch'd, in vain, to reach the prizeWhat female heart can gold despise ? What cat's averse to fish ? PUSSY'S FATE. 199 Presumptuous... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 strani
...Through richest purple to the view Betrayed a golden gleam. With many an ardent wish, She stretched in vain to reach the prize. What female heart can...? Presumptuous maid ! with looks intent, Again she stretched, again she bent, Nor knew the gulf between. (Malignant Fate sat by, and smiled.) The slippery... | |
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 strani
...stream : Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue, Through richest purple, to the view Betray'da golden gleam. The hapless Nymph with wonder saw, A whisker first,...ardent wish, She stretch'd in vain to reach the prize, That female heart can gold despise ? What cat's averse to fish ? Presumptuous maid ! with looks intent... | |
 | William Edward Mullins - 1874 - 80 strani
...: Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue, Through richest purple, to the view Betray'da golden gleam. 1 8 The hapless nymph with wonder saw : A whisker first,...the prize. What female heart can gold despise ? What Cat 's averse to fish ? 24 Presumptuous maid ! with looks intent Again she stretched, again she bent,... | |
 | 1875 - 540 strani
...stream : Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue, Through richest purple, to the view Betray'da golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw : A whisker first,...prize : What female heart can gold despise } What Cat 's averse to fish } Presumptuous maid ! with looks intent, Again she stretch'd, again she bent,... | |
 | 1875 - 210 strani
...glide, The Genii of the stream : Their scaly armor's Tyrian hue Through richest purple, to the view The hapless Nymph with wonder saw : A whisker first,...prize — What female heart can gold despise ? What Cat 's averse to Fish ? Presumptious maid ! with looks intent Again she stretch'd, again she bent,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1875 - 660 strani
...stream. Their scaly armor's Tyrian hue Through richest purple to the view Betrayed a golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw, A whisker first, and then a claw ; With many an ardent wish, She stretched in vain to reach the prize. What female heart can gold despise ? What cat's Averse to fish... | |
 | Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 strani
...stream. Their scaly armor's Tyrian hue, Though richest purple, to the view Betrayed a golden gleam. 4. The hapless nymph with wonder saw. A whisker first, and then a claw, With many an ardent wish, She stretched, in vain, to reach the prize, • What female heart can gold despise ? What cat 's averse... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 strani
...stream : Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue, Through richest purple, to the view Betrayed a golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw ; A whisker first, and then a claw, With many an ardent wish, 14— VOL. I. FAVOURITE CAT. S« Pa9t 39.] She stretched in vain to reach the priae ; What female heart... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1876 - 162 strani
...stream : 15 Their scaly armour's Tyrian hue Through richest purple to the view Betray'da golden gleam. The hapless nymph with wonder saw : A whisker first,...averse to fish ? Presumptuous maid ! with looks intent 25 Again she stretch'd, again she bent, Nor knew the gulf between. (Malignant Fate sat by, and smil'd.)... | |
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