 He shakes his bag, he shows all fair : His fingers spread, and nothing there ; Then bids it rain with showers of gold ; And now his ivory eggs are told ; But when from thence the hen he draws, Amaz'd spectators hum applause.  Headlong Hall: And, Nightmare Abbey - Side 79af Thomas Love Peacock - 1845 - 172 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 sider
...grain : Trick after trick deludes the train. He shakes his bag, he shows all fair; His fingers spreads, and nothing there: Then bids it rain with showers of gold ; And now his ivory eggs are told : But, when from thence the hen he draws, Amaz'd spectators hum applause. VICE now stept forth, and... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 sider
...birds. His little.boxes change the grain : Trick aftertriclt deludes the train. to He shakes his bag, he shows all fair; His fingers spread, and nothing there; Then bids it rain withshow'rsof gold; And now his iv'ry eggs are told ; But when from thence the hen he draws, Amaz'd... | |
 | John Gay, Edward Moore - 1800 - 260 sider
...His little boxes change the grain : 1 rick after trick delndes the train. He shakes his bag, he shews all fair; His fingers spread, and nothing there ; Then bids it rain with show'rs of gold, A ml now his iv'ry eggs are told. But, when from thence the hen he draws, Amaz'd spectators... | |
 | John Gay - 1806 - 178 sider
...birds. His little boxes change the grain : Trick after trick deludes the train. He shakes his bag, he shows all fair: His fingers spread, and nothing there...with showers of gold; And now his ivory eggs are told ; But when from thence the hen he draws, Araaz'd spectators hum applause. Vice now stept forth, and... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 sider
...the train. He shakes his bag, he shows all fair: His fingers spread, and nothing there ; Then hids it rain with showers of gold; And now his ivory eggs are told ; But when from thence the hen be draws, Aroaz'd spectators hum applanse. Vice now slept forth, and... | |
 | John Gay - 1808 - 146 sider
...His little boxes ehange the grain : Triek after triek deludes the train. He shakes his bag, he shews all fair, His fingers spread, and nothing there ; Then bids it rain with show'rs of gold, And now his iv'ry eggs are told. But when from thenee the hen he draws> Amaz'd speetators... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sider
...birdj. His little boxes change the grain ; Trick after trick deludes the train. He shakes his bap;, he ry from he* purest cells Lead forth a goodly train of Virtues fair, Cherish'd in earliest y golj : And now his iv'ry eggs are told , But when from thence the hen he draws, Amaz'd spectators limn... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 sider
...the grain : Crick after trick deludes the train. *lf shakes his bag, he shows all fair; His fingen spread, and nothing there ; Then bids it rain with showers of gold; And now his ivory eggs are told ; But, when from thence the hen he draws, AmazM spectators hum applause. Vice DOW slept forth, and... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 266 sider
...birds. His little boxes change the grain: Trick after trick deludes the train. He shakes his bag, he shows all fair; His fingers spread, and nothing there:...showers of gold; And now his ivory eggs are told: But, when from thence the hen he draws, Amaz'd spectators hum applause. Vice now stept forth, and took... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sider
...birds. Hi» little boxes change the grain : Trick after trick deludes the train. He shakes his bag, he ld ; And let us to our fresh employments rise Among...and the flowers That open now their choicest bosom ; Brt, when from thence the hen he draws, Amu'd spectators hum applause. Vice now slept forth, and... | |
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