| 1866 - 924 pages
...charming and witty poem, " A Fable for Critics," he makes Apollo say : — " There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb, With a whole bale of...rhyme, He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulderd, But he can't with that bundle he ha? on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er... | |
| 1891 - 850 pages
...In the " Fable for Critics," written when he was nine-and-tweoty he says : — There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb, With a whole bale of...rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and ooulders, But be can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er... | |
| 1854 - 524 pages
...— " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of úms tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, At the head... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1854 - 520 pages
...whole bale of ism* tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and bonlders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, At the head... | |
| 1854 - 604 pages
...who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of ismi tied together in rhyme ; He might get oii alone, spite of brambles and boulders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders ; The lop of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing and... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1856 - 112 pages
...that nobody knows What to do but e'en join in the laugh, friends and foes. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms...come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'tvvixt singing and preaching ; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather... | |
| Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...author seems to be fully conscious of his errors, for he says of himself — ' There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme : ss * The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 328 pages
...you doubt if the toes That are trodden upon are your own or your foes'. • " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drunl of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, " There... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 330 pages
...doubt if the toes That are trodden upon are your own or your lyric foes'. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms...The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singiirg... | |
| James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 102 pages
...that nobody knows What to do but e'en join in the laugh, friends and foes. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms...he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders, "he top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing... | |
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