Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t' embrace; And others spend their time in base excess Of wine, or worse, in war, or wantonness. Let them that will, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill; So I the fields and... Blackwood's Magazine - Side 4581823Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1852 - 866 sider
...two or three hundred years ago : Let them that list these pleasures then pursue, And on their foolish fancies feed their fill . So I the fields and meadows green may view, And by the rivers fresh may walk at will, Among the daizies and the violets blue, Eed hyacinth, and yellow... | |
| Washington Irving - 1852 - 580 sider
...wine, or worse, in war, or wantonness. Let them that will, these pastimes still pursue, And on snch pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green mny view, And daily by fresh rivers walk at will, Among ihe daisies and the violets bine, Red hyacinth... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1853 - 382 sider
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| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1854 - 348 sider
...their time iu base excess Of wine, or worse, in war and wantonness. Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue, And on such pleasing fancies feed their...walk at will, Among the daisies and the violets blue, Ked hyacinth and yellow daffodil, Purple narcissus like the morning rays, Pale gander-grass, and azure... | |
| Robert Blakey - 1855 - 300 sider
...With losse of time a silly fish to catch. Let them that list these pastimes then pursue, And on their pleasing fancies feed their fill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And by the rivers clear may walke at will, Among the daisies and the violets blew, Red hyacinth, and yellow... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Henry George Bohn - 1856 - 634 sider
...time in base excess Of wine, — or, worse, in war and wantonness : Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue. And on such pleasing fancies feed their...walk at will, Among the daisies and the violets blue, Ked hyacinth, and yellow daffodil, Purple narcissus like the morning rays, Pale gander-grass, and azure... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1856 - 592 sider
...excess Whilst some men strive ill-gotten goods t'embrace; Of wine,—or, worse, in war and wantonness ! And on such pleasing fancies feed their fill:— So I the fields and meadows green may view, Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue. And daily by fresh rivers walk at will, Among the... | |
| John J. Brown - 1857 - 396 sider
...Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue, And in such pleasing fancies feed their [ill ; So 1 the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by...like the morning rays, Pale gander-grass, and azure culver-keyi. I count it higher pleasure to behold The stately compass of the lofty sky, And in the... | |
| Matthias Cathrow Turner - 1857 - 256 sider
...the stiffest abstract, lie is always referring to a deeplyseated anticipation of the time when he " the fields and meadows green may view, And daily by fresh rivers roam at will." In other words, hinting at that "snug box" in some agricultural country, which, at the... | |
| Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1859 - 340 sider
...wantonness. Let them that list, these pastimes still pursue, And on sucli pleasing fancies feed their iill ; So I the fields and meadows green may view, And daily...daffodil, Purple narcissus like the morning rays, Pule gander-grass, and azure culverkeys. I count it higher pleasure to behold The stately compass of... | |
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