 Or loiter lazily behind, And clog the air with gusts of wind? Or whether crescents in the wane, For so an author has it plain, Do burn quite out, or wear away Their snuffs upon the edge of day? Whether the sea increase, or waste, And, if it do, how long...  Poetical Works - Strana 52autor/autoři: Samuel Butler - 1855Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 404 str.
...loiter lazily behind, yy And clog the air with gufts of wind ? Or whether crefcents in the wane (For fo an author has it plain) Do burn quite out, or wear away Their fnuflfs upon the edge of day ? $O Whether the fea increafe, or wafte, And, if it do, how long 'twill... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 str.
...lazily behind, - 75 And elog the air with gufts of wind ? Or whether erefeents in the wane, (For fo an author has it plain ) Do burn quite out, or wear away Their fnuffs upon the edge of day ? So Whether the fea inereafe, or wafte, And, if it do, how long 't will... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 str.
...think this too curious a fragment to be lost, though perhaps too imperfect to be formally published. Do burn quite out, or wear away Their snuffs upon the edge of day ? Whether the sea increase, os waste, And, if it do, how long twill last : Or, if the Sun approaches near The Earth, how soon it... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 str.
...keep a just pace with the ground, >r loiter laxily behind, " And clog the air with gusts of wind ? )r whether crescents in the wane For so an author has it plain) Do burn quite ont, or wear away Their snuiFs upon the edge of day ? Whether the sea increase, or waste, And, if it... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 str.
...loiter lazily behind, And clog the air Kith gusts of wind 9 Or whether crescents in the wane (For so ait author has it plain ) Do burn quite out, or wear away...The earth, how soon it will be there ? These were thdr learned speculation.1! And all their constant occupations ; To measure wind, and weigh the air,... | |
 | Samuel Butler, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 318 str.
...pores, not cities there 1 Whether the atmosphere turn round, And keep a just pace with the ground ; Or loiter lazily behind, And clog the air with gusts...out, or wear away Their snuffs upon the edge of day ? so Whether the Sea increase or waste, And if it do, how long 'twill last ? Or if the Sun approaches... | |
 | 1861 - 300 str.
...with the ground ; Or loiter lazily behind, And elog the air with gusts of wind ? Or whether Creseents in the Wane, (For so an author has it plain) Do burn...Their snuffs upon the edge of day ? Whether the sea inerease or waste, And if it do, how long 'twill last : Or if the sun approaehes near The earth, how... | |
 | 1861 - 304 str.
...plain) Do burn quite out, or wear away Their snuffs upon the edge of day ? Whether the sea inerease or waste, And if it do, how long 'twill last: Or if the sun approaehes near The earth, how soon it will be here ? These were the learned speeulations And all their... | |
 | 1867 - 530 str.
...bores, not cities there ? Whether the atmosphere turn round And keep a just paje with the ground ; Or loiter lazily behind, And clog the air with gusts...sun approaches near The earth, how soon it will be here ? These were the learned speculations And all their constant occupations To measure wind, and... | |
 | 1875 - 540 str.
...bores, not cities there ? Whether the atmosphere turn round And keep a just pace with the ground ; Or loiter lazily behind, And clog the air with gusts of wind 1 Or whether Crescents in the wane (For so an author has it plain) Do burn quite out, or wear away... | |
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