 Methinks I hear in accents low The sportive, kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display : On hasty wings thy youth is flown...  The Literary Character - Page 148by Isaac Disraeli - 1822Full view - About this book
 | History - 1778 - 626 pages
...hear, in accents low. The sportive kind reply : Poor moralist I and what art thou Î A solitary fly I Thy joys no glittering female meets. No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets. No painted plumage to display: On hasty wings thy youth is flown; Thy sun is sel, thy spring is gone—-... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...airy dance They leave, in dust to rest. Methinks I hear, in accents low, The sportive kind reply : Poor Moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display : On hasty... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...their airy dance They leave, in dust to rest. Methinks I hear, in accents low, The sportive kind reply: Poor Moralist! and what art thou? A solitary fly! Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display: On hasty... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...airy dance They leave, in dust to rest. Methinks I hear, in accents low, The sportive kind reply : Poor Moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display : On hasty... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...their airy dance They leave, in dust to rest. Methinks I hear in accents low, The sportive kind reply, Poor Moralist! and what art thou ? A solitary fly! Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, • Nare per sestatem liquidam. Virg.... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...their airy dance. They leave, in dust to rest. Methinks I hear in accents low The sportive kind reply: Poor moralist ! and what art thou ? A solitary fly...female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display: On hasty wings thy youth is flown ; Thy sun is set, thy spring is gone... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...rest. Methinks I hear, in accents low, The sportive kind reply : Poor Moralist ! and what art thou ? Thy joys no glittering female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display : On hasty wings thy youth is flown ; Thy sun is set, thy spring is gone... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...airy dance They leaye, in dust to rest. ; Methinks I hear, in accents low. The sportive kind reply : i* loves ; Sadly surveying where he- ranjj'd alone •Prince glitt'ring female meets, No hive hast thou of hoarded sheets, No painted plumage to display ; On nasty... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...their airy dance They leave, in dust to rent Methinks I hear, in accents low, The sportive kind reply : Poor moralist ! and what art thou ' A solitary fly ! Thy joys no gHtt'rinj femnle meets, \n hive bust I In. u of hoarded sweets, No painted plumage to display ; Ou... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...in dust to rest. Methinks I hear in accents low The sportive kind reply; " Poor moralist ! and «hat art thou ? A solitary fly ! Thy joys no glittering...female meets. No hive hast thou of hoarded sweets; No painted plumage to display : On hasty wings thy youth is flown : Thy sun is set, thy spring is gone... | |
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