 Their only labour was to kill the time ; And labour dire it is, and weary woe. They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme, Then, rising sudden, to the glass they go, Or saunter forth, with tottering step and slow. This soon too rude an exercise they...  Conversation; or, Shades of difference - Side 186af Heron - 1821Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 418 sider
...Or faunter forth, with tott'ring fteps a..d flow : This foon too rude an exercife they find ; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw,. Where hours on hours they fighing lie reciin'd, And court the vapoury God foft breathing in die [wind. In the two following Stanzas,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1760 - 326 sider
...Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep and flow : This foon too rude an exercife they find ; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw. Where hours on hours they fighing lie reclin'd, And court thevapourygod foft-breathing in the wind,. . ' LxxIn. Now muft I mark... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 628 sider
...Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep and flow : This foon too rude an exercife they find ; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw, Where hours on hours they fighing lie reclin'd, And court the vapoury god foft. breathing in the wind. LXXIII. Now muft I mark... | |
 | 1782 - 518 sider
...to the glafs they go, Or faunter forth, with tott'ring ftep and flow: This foon too rude an exercife they find ; Straight on the couch their limbs again they throw. Where hours on hours they fighing lie reclin'd, And court the vapoury god foft-breathing in the wind. Now muft I mark the villainy... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 sider
...go,Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep and flow : This foon too rude an exercife they find; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw, Where hours on hours they fighing lie reclin'd, And court the vapoury god foft-breathing in the wind. LXXIII. Now muft I mark... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 sider
...Or faunter forth, with tottering ftep and flow : This foon too rude an exercife they find ; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw, Where hours on hours they fighing lie reclin'd, And court the vapoury god foft-breathing in the wind, LXXIII. Now muft I mark... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 sider
...Or iaimter forth, with tott'ring ftcp and flow : This loon too rude an cxcrcife they find ; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw, Where hours on hours they fighmglv rechn'd, And court the vap'ry god loft-breathing in the wind. »Mr. Qnia. f The following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 sider
...go, Or faunter forth, with tottering (lep mid flow : This foon too rude an exerciU: they find; Strait on the couch their limbs again they throw, Where hours on hours they fighing lie rctliii'd, And ctourt the vapoury god ibft-breathing in the wind. LXXIII. Now irnilt I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 538 sider
...Or fwntcr tank, with tottering fte)' and flow : This foon too rude ail cxcrcne they find ; Stnit oo the couch their limbs again they throw, Where hours on hours they lighin^ Uc reclin'd, Aad court the vapoury jjoj lofi-breathing in the wind. LXXIII. No«r rauft. I... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 sider
...kill the time; And labour dire it is, and weary woe. They sit, they loll, turn o'er some idle rhyme; Then, rising sudden, to the glass they go, Or saunter...limbs again they throw, -Where hours on hours they sighing lie reclin'd, And court the vapoury god soft-breathing in the wind. LXXIII. Now must I mark... | |
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