 THE TURKEY AND THE ANT. In other men we faults can spy, And blame the mote that dims their eye, Each little speck and blemish find, To our own stronger errors blind. A turkey, tired of common food, Forsook the barn, and sought the wood; Behind her ran...  Humorous poems by English and American writers - 192 ページ 編集 - 1878 - 488 ページ全文表示 - この書籍について
 | John Gay - 1728 - 218 ページ
...errors blind. A Turkey, tir'd of common food, Forfook the barn and fought the wood, Behind her ran her infant train, Collecting here and there a grain. Draw...birds, the mother cries. This hill delicious fare fupplies j Behold, the bufy Negro race, See, millions blacken all the place! Fear not. Like me with... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 ページ
...errors blind. A Turkey, tir'd of common food, Fodbok the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran her infant train, . • Collecting here and there a grain. . '. . Draw near, my birds, the mother .criesj This hill delicious fare fupplies ; Behold the bufy Negro race, See, millions blacken all the... | |
 | 1750 - 372 ページ
...errors blind. A Turkey, tir'd of common food, Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran hec infant train, Collecting here and there a grain.'...birds, the mother cries, This hill delicious fare fupplies ; Behold the bufy Negro race, See, millions blaken all the place ! Fear not. Like me with... | |
 | John Gay - 1772 - 308 ページ
...find, To onr own ftronger errors blind. A Turkey, tir'd of common food, Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran an infant train, Collecting...birds, the mother cries, This hill delicious fare fupplies ; Behold, the bufy Negroe race, See, millions blacken all the place ! Fear not. Like me with... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 ページ
...of common food,' Forfook the barn, and fought the wood Behind her ran an infant train, Colleóting here and there a grain. Draw near, my birds, the mother cries, This hill delicious fare fupplies ; Behold, the bufy Negroe race, See millions blacken all the place ! Fear not. Like me with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 ページ
...of common food, 5 Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran an infant train, Collefting here and there a grain. " Draw near, my Birds! the Mother cries, This hill delicious fare fupplies; i* Behold the bufy negroe race, See millions blacken all the place ! Fear not ; like me with... | |
 | 1789 - 642 ページ
...and Ant. • TURKEY, tir'd of common food, Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran her infant train, Collecting here and there a grain. "...birds, the mother cries, This hill delicious fare fupplies : Behold, the bufy negro race ; See, millions blacken all the place ! Fear not. Like me with... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 ページ
...of common food, 5 Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran an infant train, Collefting here and there a grain. " Draw near, my Birds ! the Mother cries, This hill delicious fare fupplies ; I0 Behold the bufy negroe race, See millions blacken all the place ! Fear not; like me,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 ページ
...blind. A Turkey, tir'd of common food, Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Ik-hind her ran her infant train-. Collecting here and there a grain....birds, the mother cries, This hill delicious fare lupplics ; Behold, the bufy Negro race : See, millions blacken all the place ! Fear not. Like me, with... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 ページ
...; Toi onr own ftronger error» blind. A turkey, tir'd of common foed, Forfook the barn, and fought the wood ; Behind her ran an infant train, Collecting here and there a grain. " Draw near, my bird» 1 the mother crie», This hill del eious fare fuppliei ; Behold the ЬиГу negro race. See... | |
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