Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body: this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads, like her looking-glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. New Englander and Yale Review - Page 1691889Full view - About this book
| Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...in, more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earthworms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like...of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowr ledge of the small compass of our prison. Duch. Am not... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1813 - 502 pages
...in, more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earthworms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like...of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Duch. Am not... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 pages
...this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Duch. Am not I thy duchess ? Bos. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begin* to sit on thy forehead... | |
| 1823 - 428 pages
...more contemptible : since ours is to preserve earth-worms : didst thou never see a lark in a cage ? such is the soul in the body : this world is like...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. D a nh. Am not I thy Dutchess ? Bos. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begins to sit on thy... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 426 pages
...in; more contemptible: since ours is to preserve earth-worms : didst thou never see a lark in a cage? such is the soul in the body: this world is like her...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Dutch. Am not I thy Dutchess ? Bos. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begins to sit on thy forehead... | |
| 1823 - 428 pages
...more contemptible : since ours is to preserve earth-worms : didst thou never see a lark in a cage ? such is the soul in the body : this world is like...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Dutch. Am not I thy Dutchess ? Bos. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begins to sit on thy forehead... | |
| John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 384 pages
...; more contemptible, since ours is to preserve earth-worms. Didst thou everf see a lark in a cage? such is the soul in the body: this world is like her...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. * crudded] The 4to. of 1640, " curded." t ever] The 4to. of 1640, " never." DUTCH. Am not I thy dutchess... | |
| John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 398 pages
...; more contemptible, since ours is to preserve earth-worms. Didst thou everf see a lark in a cage? such is the soul in the body: this world is like her...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. DUTCH. Am not I thy dutchess ? Bos. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begins to sit on thy forehead... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1844 - 330 pages
...more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earthworms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ''. Such is the soul in the body : this world is like...of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Duch. Am not... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1845 - 484 pages
...in, more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earth-worms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Duch. Am not I thy duchess ? Boa. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begins to sit on thy forehead... | |
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