 Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please, and sate the curious taste...  The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes - 第582页1811全本阅读 - 图书信息
 | 1834 - 440 页
...shores of the Mare Grand, are completely studded with the interesting shell-fish. Thousands of spinuing worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons. Milton. They are elegantly termed the silk-worms of the ocean, in allusion * Pimm, or Piiine", is the... | |
 | William Kitchiner - 1836 - 432 页
..." Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth, With such a full and uirwithdrawing hand. Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging...innumerable ; But all to please and sate the curious taste '!" Peeled and sliced Eschalots, the same. Scraped Horseradish, ditto. Allspice, and Black Pepper powdered,... | |
 | James Duncan - 1836 - 386 页
...appearance, scarcely surpassed by any other race of little creatures. Then also they afford those . millions of spinning worms That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk ; thus adding to the other considerations recommending them to notice, that which arises from contributing... | |
 | William Jardine - 1836 - 402 页
...appearance, scarcely surpassed by any other race of little creatures. Then also they afford those . millions of spinning worms That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk ; thus adding to the other considerations recommending them to notice, that which arises from contributing... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 页
...709 Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth, With such a -full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging...taste ? And set to work millions of spinning worms, 715 That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk To deck her sons ; and that no corner might... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 页
...709 Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth, With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging...taste ? And set to work millions of spinning worms, 715 That in their green shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk To deck her sons ; and that no corner might... | |
 | 1840 - 372 页
...Abstinence. Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits, and flocks, Thronging...to work millions of spinning worms, That in their green-shops weave the smooth-hair'd To deck her sons ; and that no corner might [silk Be vacant of... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 页
...forth 710 With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odors, fruits, and flock«, lost shape, permitted, they resum'd ; Yearly enjoin'd,...certain number'd days, To dash their pride, and jo green-shops weave the smooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and that no comer might Be vacant of her... | |
 | Miss Lambert (F.) - 1842 - 300 页
...the ambitious subject who dared to usurp the prerogative of the throne. CHAPTER V. STilk. " She sets to work millions of spinning worms, That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk, To deck her sons." MILTOW. " Let Asia's woods Untended, yield the vegetable fleece,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 页
...pour her bounties forth 710 With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odors, U ^M green-shops weave the Bmooth-hair'd silk, To deck her sons ; and that no corner might Be vacant of... | |
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