 | John Gay - 1842 - 236 страници
...earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus bright with golden sands; Or crawls... | |
 | George Moir Bussey - 1842 - 608 страници
...earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain ! Does not the hawk all fowls survey As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings ? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus, bright with golden sands ; Or crawls... | |
 | Horae - 1851 - 414 страници
...the flea" that "every thing alive is vain," afks, " Does not the hawk all fowls furvey As deftined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born as flaves to kings ?" And in a manner worthy of the beft periods of ancient or modern literature, our... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 300 страници
...earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain ! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destin'd only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings ? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus, bright with golden sands ; Or crawls... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 300 страници
...earth, in air, or main, Sure everything alive is vain ! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus, bright with golden sands ; l (i)... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1856 - 384 страници
...earth, or air, or main, Sure everything alive is vain. Does not the hawk all fowls survey As destin'd only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings ? 97. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, my son, And lean not on thine own understanding.... | |
 | John Gay - 1857 - 302 страници
...earth, in air, or main, Sure everything alive is vain ! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus, bright with golden sands ; l - turbato... | |
 | Joseph Addison, George Gilfillan - 1859 - 428 страници
...in air, or main, Sure everything alive is vain ! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, 3 As destined only for his prey? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings ? When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus, bright with golden sands ; Or crawls... | |
 | 1866 - 300 страници
...earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain ! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destin'd only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings ? Or crawls beside the coral grove, And hears the ocean roll above ; ' Nature is too... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 760 страници
...in air, or main, S'.;ro ev'ry thing alive is vain! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, 8 As destined only for his prey? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings 1 When the crab views the pearly strands, Or Tagus, bright with golden sands ; Or crawls... | |
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THE MAN AND THE FLEA. WHETHER on earth, in air, or main, Sure every thing alive is vain! Does not the hawk all fowls survey, As destined only for his prey ? And do not tyrants, prouder things, Think men were born for slaves to kings? When the crab views... 
