 A giddy Wasp around her flies: He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek aspires. Her fan in vain defends her charms; Swift he returns, again alarms; For by repulse he bolder grew, Perch'd on her lip, and sipt the dew.  Fables - Страница 30по John Gay - 1737 - 194 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 страници
...And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence fhe lies, A giddy Wafp around her flies, L He He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and...lip, and fipt the dew. She frowns, fhe frets. Good God, fhe cries, Protect me from thefe teazing flies ! Of all the plague* that Heav'n hath fent, A Wafp... | |
 | 1750 - 372 страници
...She now was penfive, now was gay, And loll'd the fultry hours away. As' thus in indolence fhe lies, A giddy Wafp around her flies. He now advances, now...defends her charms : Swift he returns ; again alarms ; A a 2 For by repulfe he bolder grew, Perch'd qn her lip, and fipt the dew. She frowns, fhe frets.... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 страници
...now was gay,''- '' '( ' And loll'd the fultry hours away. • -. ' As As thus in indolence fhe lies, A giddy Wafp around her flies. He now advances, now retires, , . , Now to her neck and cheek alpires. Her fan in vain defends her charms , Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe he bolder... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 страници
...eguale A la Vefpa iniqua, e ria. Ma 1 ' infetto in aria a volo Così efprefle il proprio duolo. Io J He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and...and fipt the dew. She frowns, fhe frets, Good gods ! fhe Cries, Protect me from thefé teazing flies ! Of all the plagues that heav'n hath fent, A Wafp... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 страници
...hours away. . , As thus in indolence flie lies, -A giddy Wafp around her flies. a»> He now advance*, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek afpires. Her...defends her charms ; Swift he returns, again alarms t For by repulfe he bolder grew, 25 ; Perch'd on her lip,, and fipt the.dew. She frowns ; flie frets.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 362 страници
...And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence flie lies, A giddy Wafp around her fties. i* He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek afpires. Her fan in vain defenc's her charms ; Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe he boWer grew, 25 Terch'd on... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 страници
...gay, And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence me lies, A giddy Wafp around her flies. 20 He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and...returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe he bolder grew, 25 Perch'd on her lip, and fipt the dew. She frowns ; me frets. " Good Gods ! me cries, Proteft me... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 страници
...gay, And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence ihe lies, A giddy Wafp around her flics. He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and...her charms ; Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfc he bolder grew, Pcrch'd on her lip, and fipt the dew. She frowns, flic frets. Good gods ! flic... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 страници
...She now was penfive, now was gay, Acd loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence the lies, Pleafurc lias nlwtiys fought, but never ; Swifi he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe he bolder grew, Pcrch'd on her lip, and fipp'd the... | |
 | John Gay - 1792 - 250 страници
...She now was penfive, now was gay> And loll'd the fultry hours away. As thus in indolence fhe lies, A giddy Wafp around her flies, He now advances, now retires, Now to her neck and cheek afpirej. Her fan in vain defends her charms ; Swift he returns, again alarms ; For by repulfe he bolder... | |
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