 Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drained by fevered lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when Nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.  The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days - 295 ページ 編集 - 1849全文表示 - この書籍について
 | 1854 - 1112 ページ
...made up, not so much of great deeds of philanthropy, as by the perennial acts of social life. " It is a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain' d by fever' d lips, May send a shock of pleasure to the soul, More exquisite than when nectarious... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 ページ
...KIXDXESSES. The blessings which the weak and poor can scatter Have their own season. 'Tis a little tiling To give a cup of water; yet its draught Of cool refreshment,...of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarian juice Kenews the life of joy in happiest hours. It is a little thing to speak a phrase Of... | |
 | 1836 - 382 ページ
...sharp extremities of fortune, The blessings which the weak end poor can scatter Have their own season. 'Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean... | |
 | sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1835 - 232 ページ
...sharp extremities of fortune, The blessings which the weak and poor can scatter Have their own season. 'Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1836 - 590 ページ
...Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More...than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. It is a little thing to speak a phrase Of common comfort which by daily use Has almost... | |
 | 1836 - 604 ページ
...sharp extremities of fortune, The blessings which the weak and poor can scatter Have their own season. 'Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment drain'd by fevcr'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean... | |
 | sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1836 - 140 ページ
...sharp extremities of fortune, The blessings which the weak and poor can scatter Have their own season. Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean... | |
 | 1836 - 640 ページ
...extremities of fortune. The blessings which the weak and poor can scatter, Have th-iir own season. *Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught ( Of cool rcfrcblmicnt, drain'd by fever'd lips, ,« May give a shock of pleasure to the frame. More exquisite... | |
 | Miss Pardoe (Julia) - 1838 - 346 ページ
...a week may be wholly and not unprofitably spent, without ennui or weariness. FOUNTAIN IN GALATA. " 'Tis a little thing To give a cup of water ; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean... | |
 | 1839 - 418 ページ
...mountain, we might often find in our beaten path, would we but stoop for it. "Tis a little thing To jjive a cup of water, yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drained by fevered lips, M-ty send a thrill of pleasure through the frame, More exquisite than when nectarian juice Renews the... | |
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