 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
 | 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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...again. The plante suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea ¡U,elf, n, lucre, lust : [unjust, The same self-love, in all, becomes the caus thousand rivers up, So IH ¡'d that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun, (and one would guess By's... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...The plants suek in the earth, and are With eonstant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, whieh one would think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the eup. The busy sun, (and one would guess By's drunken... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1827 - 554 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'ertfow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken... | |
 | Robert Bland - 1833 - 468 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 busie sun-; — and one would guess... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - 390 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 busie sun (and one would guess By 's... | |
 | Stanhope Busby - 1837 - 132 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 iivers up, So iill'il that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By's drunken... | |
 | 1837 - 336 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 filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun fand one would guess... | |
 | William Henry Merle - 1838 - 1034 pages
...again : The plants suck in the earth, and are, By 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 filled, that they o'erflow the cup : The busy sun — and, one would guess,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...again, The planta suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; The sea itself lation opposite to Heaven, Which when Beelzebub perceiv'd, than who 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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