 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...  Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes - Page 139by Abraham Cowley - 1772Full 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... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 pages
...in the earth, and are With conftant drinking fre(h and fair. The fea itfelf, which one would think 5 Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thoufand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The bufy fun (and one would guefs By 's drunken fiery face no lefs) id Drinks up the fea, and when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...earth foaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants fuck-ih the earth, and are With conftant drinking frefh and fair ; The fea itfelf...thoufand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The bufy fun (and one would guefs By 's drunken fiery face no lefs) Drinks up the fea, and, when he... | |
 | 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
...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 fair; The fea itfelf...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... | |
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