 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 twice ten thousand...  The Works of Abraham Cowley - Pàgina 71per Abraham Cowley - 1806Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas George Shaw - 1863 - 530 pàgines
...gapes for drink again ; The plants Buck in the earth, and are, With constant drinking, fresh and fair ; The sea itself (which, one would think, Should have...of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By 's drunken, fiery face, no... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pàgines
...for drink again : 60 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 filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun — and one would guess,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1870 - 632 pàgines
...service of drink : The thirsty earth drinks up the rain, And thirsts and gapes for drink again. The see itself (which one would think, Should have but little need of drink) Brinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So full that they o'erflow the cup, The busy sun (and one would... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 pàgines
...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 up, So filled that they o'erflow the cup. The husy sun, and one would guess, By's... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1873 - 590 pàgines
...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 up So fill'd that they o'crflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess By his... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1875 - 330 pàgines
...again The Plants fuck in the Earth and Aire With conftant drinking, frefh and faire. The Sea it felf (which one would think) Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thoufand Rivers up, So fill'd they overflow the cup. The bufie Sun (and one would guefs, By 's... | |
 | Lord Neaves - 1875 - 192 pàgines
...leather bottfel. " The thirsty earth drinks up the rain," The plants, too, drink the moistened plain: " The sea itself, which, one would think, Should have but little need for drink, Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up ; " While beasts and fishes share the cup : The Sun,... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 840 pàgines
...gapes for drink again, The plants suck-in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair; wantonly o'crflow the cup. The busy Sun (and one would guess By 's drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pàgines
...gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are, With constant drinking, fresh and fair. ; To fret thy soul with crosses and with cares ; To eat thy heart through comfort ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun — and one would guess... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1876 - 554 pàgines
...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 By his drunken fiery face no less) Drinks up the sea; and, when he's done, The moon and stars drink up... | |
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