 | Matthew Green - 1738 - 80 lehte
...To enterprize a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, 169 That's fit for firnile, deny, J drefs my face with ftudious looks, And fhorten tedious...with books, But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, 165 I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark: Or... | |
 | Matthew Green - 1738 - 84 lehte
...fuch dull weather, fo unfit To finterprize a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, * 160 That's fit for fimile, deny, I drefs my face with ftudious looks, fliorten tedious hours with books, if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read,... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1755 - 356 lehte
...weather, fo unfit To enterprize a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky; That's fit for funile, deny, I drefs my face with ftudious looks. And fhorten...with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark : Or to... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1758 - 384 lehte
...weather, fo unfit To enterprize a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, That's fit for fnnilc, deny, I drefs my face with ftudious looks, And fhorten...with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark : Or to... | |
 | 1758 - 352 lehte
...one yard of azure fey. That's fit for fimile, deny, I drefs my face with ftndious looks, And (horten tedious hours with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark : ••... | |
 | 1765 - 396 lehte
...wet. \ In fuch dull weather, fo unfit To enterprize a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, That's fit for fimile, deny, I drefs my face with...with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark: Or to... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 lehte
...weathcr.fo unfit To enterpriee a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, That's fit for funile, deny, I drefs my face with ftudious looks, And fhorten...with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry Blinds not what is read, I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark : Or to... | |
 | 1782 - 402 lehte
...wet. In fuch dull weather, fo unfit To enterprize a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, That's fit for fimile, deny, I drefs my face with...with books. But if dull fogs invade the head. That mem'ry minds not what is read, I 3 I 1 fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark;... | |
 | John Bell - 1789 - 426 lehte
...yard of azure sky, ' That's fit for simile, deny, I dress ray face with studious looks, And shorten tedious hours with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, I sit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark: Or to... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 270 lehte
...To enterprise a work of wit, When clouds one yard of azure fky, That's fit for Cnsile, deny, I drefs I drefs my face with ftudious looks, And fhorten tedious...with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That mem'ry minds not what is read, I fit in window dry as ark, And on the drowning world remark : Or to... | |
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I dress my face with studious looks, And shorten tedious hours with books. But if dull fogs invade the head, That... 
