The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun: The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds... Lieder - Page 113by Anacreon - 1816Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 454 pages
...thievery: The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun...whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears l : the earth's a thief, 9 — since you PROFESS to do't,] The old copy has— -protest. The correction... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...PROFESS to do't,] The old copy has — •protest. The correction was made by Mr. Theobald. MALONE. i The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The MOON into salt tears:] The moon is supposed to be humid, and perhaps a source of humidity, but cannot be resolved by the surges... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 636 pages
...thievery : The sim's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun:...liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 5 stolen From general excrement: each thing's... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pages
...detected. The sun's a thief, and with hi* great attraction Robs the vast sea. The moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun....liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears. The earth's a thief, • That feeds and breeds by a composlure stol'n From gen'ral excrement : each thing's... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 378 pages
...his great attraction Robs the va*.t sea. The moon's an arrant thief, And her pale 6re she suatches from the sun. The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The mounds into salt tears. The earth's a thief, That feeds, and breeds by a composture stolen From general... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 422 pages
...thievery : The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun...liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture* stolen From general excrement : each thing's... | |
| British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...thievery, The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun...liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears ; the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen From general excrement : each thing's... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...thievery : The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun...liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture5 stolen From general excrement : each thing's... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Dodd - Fore-edge painting - 1824 - 428 pages
...his great attraction Robs the vast sea: the moon's an arrant thief, • For touchstone. f For legal. And her pale fire she snatches from the sun: The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves TJje moon into soft tears: the earth's a thief, That feeds and breeds by a composture 9 stol'n From... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...attraction Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief. And her pale fire she snatches ;'. f >m tho sun : The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief. That feeds and breeds by a composture* stolen From general excrement : each thing's... | |
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