| William Henry Bartlett - 1853 - 312 страници
...• • Glad then as miners who have found the ore, They, with mod labour, Csh'd the land to shore, And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth,...than what building swallows bear away, Or than those gulls which sordid beetles rowl, Transfi-sing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet with... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1853 - 478 страници
...the land to shore; And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as it had been of ambergris ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than what building swallows bear away ; For as with pigmies who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1853 - 470 страници
...the land to shore ; And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as it had been of ambergris ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than what building swallows bear away ; For as with pigmies who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the... | |
| Andrew Marvell - 1857 - 408 страници
...with mad labour, fished the land to shore, And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if't had been of ambergreese, Collecting anxiously small...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles, And to the stake... | |
| John Watts De Peyster - 1858 - 578 страници
...the land to shore. And div'd as desperately for ouch piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergris; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than what building swallows bear away : * * * * How did they rivet with gigantic piles Through the centre their new-catched miles ! And to... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 страници
...land to shore ; And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if it had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...bear away ; Or than those pills which sordid beetles rowl, Transferring into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1860 - 364 страници
...the land to shore: And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if't had been of ambergris; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles; « And to the... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1860 - 370 страници
...each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergris ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Tiess than what building swallows bear away; Or than those...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul, How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake... | |
| 1861 - 790 страници
...the land to shore: And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergris; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catehed miles ; And to the stake... | |
| Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - 1862 - 220 страници
...land to shore ; And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if it had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...bear away ; Or than those pills which sordid beetles rowl, Transferring into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet their gigantic piles Thorough... | |
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