 | 1824 - 588 lehte
...the pbysic of the field; Tby arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough—the worm to weave; Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale." &c. ' •• POPE. EDJDISTONE LIGHT-HOUSE. To the Editor of the Cottager s Monthly Visitor. SIR, IT... | |
 | Peter Buchan - 1824 - 156 lehte
...from the birds what food the thickets yield : Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; Thy art of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave 5 Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Here roo all... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 404 lehte
...directing mankind to the providence of God, as the true source of all their wisdom, says beautifully — l.earn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale It is easy to parody these lines, so as to give them an accom rnodation and suitableness to the present... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 84 lehte
...the creatures thy instruction take : " Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; " Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; " Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; ITS " Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave : " Learn of the little nautilus to sail, "... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 lehte
...from the creatures thy instructions take ; Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field ; Thy arts...thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Here too all Conns of social union find, And hence let reason, late, instruct mankind : Here subterranean works... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 lehte
...savage, man. See him from nature rising slow to art ! To copy instinct then was reason's part : 170 Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin...too all forms of social union find, And hence let reasons late, instruct mankind: 1S0 Here subterranean works and cities see : There towns aerial on... | |
 | 1825 - 630 lehte
...imagine that the idea of sailing may have been first taken froni observing the Nautilus. Pope says, Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Voyagers tell us that great numbers of these animals are sometimes to be seen in calm weather, diverting... | |
 | 1825 - 366 lehte
...sailing from observing the Nautilus. Theirs was the paper Nautilus, such as is seen in the picture. Learn of the little Nautilus to sail. Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Parting Address to the Children of a Sunday School *. My dear Children, ACCEPT this parting address... | |
 | William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley - 1826 - 806 lehte
...earth, And the wicked exist no more for ever. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul, Praise Jehovah ! 8 " Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale." POPE. This fish swims on the surface of the sea, on the back of its shell, which exactly resembles... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 lehte
...early manner-. \ the example she affords has been held out by they as still deserving imitation : — " Learn of the little Nautilus to sail. Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale."1 Sea Tortoises, without any teacher but nature, instinctively taught to lay their eggs on the... | |
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Thus then to man the voice of nature spake — "Go, from the creatures thy instructions take: Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield ; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole... 
