 THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks and gapes for drink again; The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks ten thousand rivers...  The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Page 138by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...again. The Plants fuck in the Earth, and are By conftant Drinking, freih and fair : The Sea it ft: If, which one would think Should have but little need of Drink, Drinks Tea thoufand Rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the Cup. The bufy Sun, and one would ghefs, By's... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants fuck in the earth, and are, ": j ."* ' With conftant drinking, frefh and fair. ;.. .:'" The...rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the cup. , . .T The bufy fun (and one would guefs, By's drunken fiery face, no lefs) Drinks up the fea ; and... | |
 | 1783 - 360 pages
...drinks up the rain, And thirfts, and gapes for drink again; The plants fct in the earth, they are By conftant drinking frefh and fair.' The fea itfelf,...which, one would think. Should have but little need to drink, Drinks many athoufand rivers up, •Into his overflowing cup. The bufy fun (and one would... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...DRINKING. THE thirfty earth fbaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants fuck-in the earth, and are With conftant drinking frefh and...think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thoufand rivers' up, So fill'd that they o'erfiow the cup. The bufy fun (and one would gueft... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...The plants suck-in the earth, and are* r>;. With constant drinking fresh and fair j The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...again. The plants suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair ; ' .< The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 402 pages
...again. The plants suck in the earth, and are, With constant drinking, fresh and fair. The sea itself, which, one would think, Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess, fly's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...again, The plants suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair ; The sea itself defect Of Nature, and not fill the world at once With men, as ange twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun (and one would guess... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...mighty numbers, mighty things ! Love tunes my heart just to my strings. II. DRINKING. The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1823 - 398 pages
...again. The plants suck in the earth, and are, With constant drinking, fresh and fair. The sea itself, which, one would think, Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd, that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess, By's... | |
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