 | Elijah Fenton - 1707 - 426 sider
...born. Since thou, delicious Youth, didft quit the Plains, Th'tmgrateful Ground we till with fruitlefs Pains ; In labour'd Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, And over empty Sheaves in Harveft fweat: A thin Increafe our woolly Subftance yields, "'•' * •.j • -A , And... | |
 | Ambrose Philips - 1710 - 32 sider
...j As Coin the Vales, and Trees the Hills adorn, So thou to thine an Ornament was born. Since thcu, delicious Youth, didft quit the Plains, Th' ungrateful Ground we till with fruitlefs Pains; Inlabour.'d Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, And over empty Sheaves ift Harveft fweat... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 sider
...Streams do fhow, .And filver Streams to grace die Meadows flow ; '.As Com the Vales, and Trees the Hills adorn, •• •So thou to thine an Ornament was...quit the Plains, Th' ungrateful Ground we till with fruitlefs Pains : In labour'd Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, Andover empty Sheaves in Harveft fweat... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 426 sider
...Streams do mow, And fdver Streams to grace the Meadows flow; As Corn the Vales, and Trees the Hills adorn, So thou to thine an Ornament was born. Since...thou, delicious Youth, didft quit the Plains, Th' ungratefuUGround we till with fruitlefs Pains : In labour'd Furrows fow the Choice of Wheat, And over... | |
 | Virgil - 1749 - 532 sider
...adorning the elms by which it is fupported. Thus Philips ; " As corn the vales, and trees the " hills adorn, " So thou to thine an ornament was " born....furrows fow the *' choice of wheat, " And over empty {heaves in har" veftfweat: '* A thin increafe our woolly fub" ftance yield, " And thorns and thiftles... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - 1750 - 500 sider
...rtreams do ihow, And filver ftreams to grace the meadows flow ; As corn the vales, and trees the hüls adorn, So thou to thine an ornament was born. Since...quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains j In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And over empty (heaves in harveft fweat... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - 1779 - 422 sider
...meadows flow, As corn the vales, and trees the hills adorn, So thou, to thine, an ornament was born. 68 Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 428 sider
...meadows flow, As corn the vales, and trees the hills adorn, So thou, to thine, an ornament was born. 6t Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, Th' ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pams, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat,... | |
 | John Adams - 1789 - 376 sider
...bom. Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, TV ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains; In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And over empty fheaves in harveft fweat : A thin increafe does our whole fubftance yield, And thorns and thiftles... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 sider
...68 Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, TV ungrateful ground we till with fruitlefs pains, In labour'd furrows fow the choice of wheat, And, over empty fheaves, in harveft fweat, 73 A thin increafe our fleecy cattle yield ; And thorns, and thiftles, overfpread... | |
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And fil very ftreams to grace the meadows flow, As corn the vales, and trees the hills adorn, So thou, to thine, an ornament was born. 68 Since thou, delicious youth, didft quit the plains, Th... 
