 | Isaac Watts - 1743 - Liczba stron: 356
...proudly poizing what he weight, In his own Scale he fondly lays Huge Heaps of Alining Oar. He fpreads the Balance wide to hold His Manors and his Farms,...his Arms. So might the Plough-Boy climb a Tree, When Crarfus mounts his Throne, And both ftand up, and fmile to fee How long their Shadow's grown. Alas!... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 424
...weighs, In his own fcale he fondly lays Huge heaps of fhining ore. He fpreads the balance wide to hoIJ His manors and his farms, And cheats the beam with...his arms. So might the plough-boy climb a tree, When Crcefus mounts his throne, And both ftand up, and fmile to fee How long their fhadow 's grown. Alas... | |
 | John Bell - 1782 - Liczba stron: 356
...Huge heaps of fhming ore : He fpreads the balanee wide to hold 15 His manors and his farms, And eheats the beam with loads of gold He hugs between his arms. So might the ploughboy elimb a tree Vhen Creefus mounts his throne, to And both ftand up and fmile to fee How long their fhado... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - Liczba stron: 156
...proudly poizing what he weighs, In his own Scale he fondly lays Huge Heaps of fhining Ore, He ipreads the Balance wide to hold His Manors and his Farms,...his Arms. So might the Plough-Boy climb a Tree, When Craefus mounts his Throne, And both Hand up, and finile to fee How long their Shadow's grown. Alas!... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - Liczba stron: 264
...proudly poizing what he weighs, In his own fcale he fondly lays Huge heaps of fhining ore. He fpreads the balance wide to hold His manors and his farms, And cheats the team with loads of gold He h'igs between his arms. So might the plough-boy climb a tree, When Crccfus... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - Liczba stron: 972
...weight, In his own fcale he fondly lays Huge heaps of (tuning ore. He fpreads the balance wide to hold Hu manors and his farms, And cheats the beam with loads of gold He hugs between his arras. So might the plough-boy climb a tree, When Crafus mounts his throne, And both (land up, and... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - Liczba stron: 238
...r He swells amidst his wealthy store, And proudly poising what he weighs In his own scale he fondly lays, Huge heaps of shining ore. He spreads the balance wide to hold HU manors and his farms, And cheats the beam with loads of gold He hugs between his arras. So might... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - Liczba stron: 472
...He swells amidst his wealthy store, And proudly poising what he weighs. In his own scale he fondly lays Huge heaps of shining ore. He spreads the balance...And both stand up, and smile to see How long their shadow's grown. Alas ! how vain their fancies be To think that shape their own ! Thus mingled still... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - Liczba stron: 410
...He swells amidst his wealthy store, And proudly poising what he weighs, In his own scale he fondly lays Huge heaps of shining ore: He spreads the balance...his farms, And cheats the beam with loads of gold He bugs between his arms. So might the plough-boy climb a tree, When Croesus mounts his throne, And both... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 554
...He swells amidst his wealthy store, And proudly poizing what he weighs, In his own scale he fondly lays Huge heaps of shining ore. He spreads the balance...And both stand up, and smile to see How long^ their shadow's grown. Alas ! how vain their fancies be To think that shape their own ! Thus mingled still... | |
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Through all his meadows roll, He's but a wretch, with all his lands, That wears a narrow soul. He swells amidst his wealthy store, And proudly poising what he weighs. In his own scale he fondly lays Huge heaps of shining ore. He spreads the balance wide... 
