 | English poetry - 1859 - 128 pages
...kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...youth is flown ; Thy sun is set, thy spring is gone — \Ve frolic while 'tis Mav. GRAY, -'I- I ii * 1 '»",' . '« •- v* -* +' '+ +- ' '» »' SONNET.... | |
 | Bernhard Freiherr von Tauchnitz - English literature - 1860 - 468 pages
...kind reply: Poor Moralist! and what art thou? A solitary fly! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...set, thy spring is gone — We frolic while 'tis May. II. ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT, DEOWHED IN A CHINA TUB OF QOLE FISHES. 1 'TWAS on a lofty vase's... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1860 - 422 pages
...kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou7 A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...sun is set, thy spring is gone — We frolic while 't is May. II. ON THE DEATH OF A FAVORITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD FISHES. 'T WAS on a lofty vase's... | |
 | American poetry - 1861 - 174 pages
...reply ; " Poor Moralist ! and what art thou t A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...thy Spring is gone — We frolic, while 'tis May." GRAY. THE SQUIRREL-HUNT. HEN, as a nimble Squirrel from the wood, Ranging the hedges for his filbert-food,... | |
 | James Thomson - Gift books - 1861 - 480 pages
...kind reply: Poor moralist ! and what art thou? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...set, thy spring is gone — We frolic while 'tis May. ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD PISHES. 'Twas on a lofty vase's side, Where... | |
 | J C. Graham - 1861 - 134 pages
...kind reply ; Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...set, thy spring is gone, We frolic while 'tis May. Gray. LESSON 7. ON THE SOUND IN THE TERMINATIONS, tlOH, SIOH, tlOUS, &C. NOTHING can be more offensive... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...to rest. Methinks I hear in accents low The sportive kind reply: Poor moralist! and what art thou ? No painted plumage to display: On hasty wings thy...set, thy spring is gone— We frolic while 'tis May. T. Gray CXLIII THE POPLAR FIELD The poplars are fell'd, farewell to the shade And the whispering sound... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1863 - 304 pages
...kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...thy spring is gone — We frolic, while 'tis May. On the Death of a Favourite Cat. 159 ODE II. ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT, Drowned in. a Tub of... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 982 pages
...kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets. No painted plumage...sun is set, thy spring is gone — We frolic while 't is May. T. Gray CXLIII THE POPLAR FIELD THE poplars are fell'd, farewell to the shade And the whispering... | |
 | Golden gleanings - 1863 - 342 pages
...kind reply : Poor Moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage...sun is set, thy spring is gone — We frolic while 't is Mav. Alexander Pope. THE DYING CHRISTIAN TO HIS SOUL. V1TAL spark of heavenly flame : Quit, oh... | |
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Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display : On hasty wings thy youth is flown ; Thy sun is set, thy spring is gone — We frolic, while... 
