BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I; Freely welcome to my cup. Could'st thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline ; Thine's... Records of My Life - Página 29por John Taylor - 1832Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Poetry - 1806 - 192 páginas
...nod, My lips shall incessantly praise, My soul shall be wrapt in my God ! ORATORIO OF ABEL. THE FLY, BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...short, and wears aw"ay. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'ning quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine's no more Though repeated to threescore ;... | |
| Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 300 páginas
...with me, aud drink as I ¡ Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip and sip it up ; Make the moft of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike, both thine and mine, H si en quick to their decline i Thine's a summer, mine's no more, Though repeated... | |
| 1819 - 394 páginas
...; which Miss More has forcibly and felicitously termed ' the college of infidelity.'] SONG XIX.* * BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...mine and thine, . Hastening quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated to threescore ; Threescore summers, when they're... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1813 - 466 páginas
...tarda moratur opus, though likewise consonant to the sentiment of the original, has no propriety * Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...may ; Life is short, and wears away ; Both alike, both thine and mine, Hasten quick to their decline ; Thine's a summer, mine's no more, Though repeated... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...Drink with me, and drink as I : Кп.ч-ly welcome lo my cup, ( Miildst thou sip and *ip it up: XÎake the most of life you may; Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are mine .md thine, H.istening i|uick to their decline : Пнпе'з a summer, mine no more, Tlmugh rc|>eatc(l... | |
| Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 páginas
...What I sing, let pride apply: Flies are weak, and Man's a Fly. ANONYMOUS. Another Address to a FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty Fly, Drink with me, and drink...short and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'uing quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine's no more Though repeated to threescore ;... | |
| 1820 - 190 páginas
...nod, My lips shall incessantly praise; My soul shall be wrapt in my God ! ORATORIO OF ABE! . THE FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...short, and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'ning quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine's no more Though repeated to threescore ;... | |
| Vincent Bourne - 1826 - 332 páginas
...dies. Quaeque retardari possunt per nulla senectae Frigora, perpetuo gaudia fonte fluunt. THE FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike, both thine and mine, Hasten quick to their decline ; Thine's a summer, mine's no more, Though repeated... | |
| Ethics - 1829 - 258 páginas
...streamlet's side, Then journey on my way. No. 244.] [Saturday. TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (concludei). TO A FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...short and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'ning quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine's wo more, Though repeated to threescore,... | |
| 1833 - 310 páginas
...What must then, Shame, Want, and Sorrow, Wandering sad from town to town ! OLDYS' ADDRESS TO A FLY. Busy, curious, thirsty fly ! Drink with me, and drink...are mine and thine Hastening quick to their decline ! Thine's a summer, mine no more, Though repeated to threescore ! Threescore summers, when they're... | |
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