 And there came the Beetle, so blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too ; With all their relations, green, orange, and blue.  The Lady's Miscellany, Or, Weekly Visitor, for the Use and Amusement of Both ... - Page 2081811Full view - About this book
 | John Huddlestone Wynne - Advice columns - 1807 - 744 pages
...oak, which for ages had stood, S«e the children of earth, and the tenants of air, To an ev'ning's amusement together repair. And there came the Beetle,...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back; And there came the Gnat, and the Dragonfly too, And all their relations — green, orange,... | |
 | 1806 - 448 pages
...of a wood, Beneath a broad oak, which for ages had stood, See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, To an evening's amusement together repair. And there came the Moth, with her plumage of down, And the Hornet, with jacket of yellow and brown, Who with him the Wasp,... | |
 | English poetry - 1811 - 592 pages
...of a wood, Beneath a broad oak which for ages has stood, See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, To an evening's amusement together repair....blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there came the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, And all their relations green, orange,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages had stood, Saw the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there came the Beetle, so blind and so Hack, [back. Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his And there was the Gnat and the Dragnn-Jly «<*>.... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...of a wood, Beneath a broad oak, which for ages had stood, See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, To an evening's amusement together repair....blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there came the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1821 - 202 pages
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages had stood, See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...of a wood, Beneath a broad oak which for ages has stood, See the children of earth and the tenants of air To an evening's amusement together repair....blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, ou his back, And there came the Gnat, and the Dragonfly too, And all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | Catherine Ann Dorset - 1831 - 64 pages
...Beneath a broad Oak that for ages had stood, Saw the Children of Earth, and the Tenants of Air, For an Evening's Amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his Friend, on his back. And there was the Gnat and the Dragon-ßy too, With all their Relations, Green, Orange,... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages has stood, See the children of earth and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the emmet his friend on his back; And there was the gnat, and the dragonfly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...Beneath a broad oak that for ages had stood, Saw the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there...blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back. And there was the Gnat and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange,... | |
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