| William Somervile - 1811 - 312 páginas
...with satchels in their hands. 20 DESCRIPTION OF A CITY-SHOWER. In Imitation of Virgil's Georgics. , Careful observers may foretell the hour, . ; by sure prognostics, when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er her frolicks, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 412 páginas
...SHOWER. IN IMITATION 07 VIKGIL'3 GEOBGIC9. Written in October, 1710; and fast printed in the Tattler. CAREFUL observers may foretell the hour. (By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 páginas
...desiderantur. A DESCRIPTION OF A CITY-SHOWER, IK IMITATION OF vIRGIL' S GEORGICS. 1710. (' u-.KiTi. observers may foretell the hour ( By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
| Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 páginas
...today's account with A Description of a City Shower, in imitation of Virgil's Georgics, 1710, by Swift. Careful observers may foretell the hour By sure prognostics when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive Cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 386 páginas
...CITY SHOWER. IN IMITATION OF VIRGIL'S GEORGICS. WRITTEN IN OCT. 1710; AND FIRST PRINTED IN THE TATLER. CAREFUL observers may foretell the hour, (By sure prognostics,) when to dread a shower. . While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. .Returning... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 páginas
...his pleasant ones, than suit everybody now : but hero follows the greater part of his verses :— " Careful observers may foretell the hour. By sure prognostics, when to dread a shower: While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. If you be... | |
| Cam river - 1841 - 318 páginas
...Istud haud movet : Sponte ni sentiat amorem, Nil eam flectet — Orcus occupet ! FW THE CITY SHOWER. CAREFUL observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostics, when to dread a shower. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
| George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1843 - 530 páginas
...follows the greater part ofi the Dean of St. Patrick's, has given a good Irsson on the his verses: " Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostics, when to dread a shower : While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o er Her frolies, and pursues her tail no more. If you... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...:!,:>,!, , . I :'•! r . A DESCHIPTION OF A CITY-SHOWER. la imitation of Virfil'i Georgic*. — 1710. where, collected all * A young lady who died nt the ago of eighteen, in the few 1738. While rain depends, the pensive cat gives o'er Her frolics, and pursues her tail no more. Returning... | |
| 1845 - 398 páginas
...the Almanac, but let me tell you that anybody can guess at the weather, as well as an Almanac-rnaker. There are certain signs, however, which foretell changes...understand the signs which foretell a change with tolerable accuracy. Dr. Darwin has collected many of these signs in the following verses. The hollow winds begin... | |
| |