Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume. We may read, and read, And read again, and still find something new, Something to please, and something to instruct, E'en in the noisome weed. Sylva Florifera: The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically Treated: with ... - Seite 72von Henry Phillips - 1823 - 333 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Hurdis - 1819 - 168 Seiten
...and good, and let us read The living page, whose ev'ry character Delights and gives us wisdom. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A...new, Something to please, and something to instruct, E'en in the noisome weed. See, ere we pass Alcanor's threshold, to the curious eye A little monitor... | |
| James Hurdis - 1792 - 424 Seiten
...living page, whofe ev'ry chara&er Delights and gives us wifdom. Not a tree A plant, a leaf, a blofibm, but contains A folio volume. We may read and read And read again, and ftill find fomething new, Something to pleafe, and fomething to inftruct, E'en in the noifome weed.... | |
| 1797 - 310 Seiten
...WILLIAM CURTIS, Author of the FLORA LONDINENSIS. VOL. XI. " Not a tree, " A plant, a leaf, a bloflbm, but contains " A folio volume. We may read and read, " And read again, and ftill find fomething new, " Something to pleafe, and fomething to inftruft." THE VILLAGE CURATR. LONDON:... | |
| Charles Snart - 1801 - 150 Seiten
...presented to our view arrayed in, the most captivating drefs. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blofsom, but contains A folio volume. We may read and read...and still find something new, Something to please, & something to instruct, E'en in the humble weed. * It is a general observation that anglers are men... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - 524 Seiten
...study merely of names, isi when entered upon with spirit, a most instructive and enticing pursuit : Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom , but contains'...new ; Something to please, and something to instruct E'«a in the noisome weed. * Park's Travels, 243. C 4 It would be no inconsiderable improvement to... | |
| Ann Gibbs - 1803 - 148 Seiten
...page, where ev'ry charafter Delights, and gives us wifdom. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a bloffom, but contains A folio volume. — We may read and read, And read again, and ftill find fomething new, Something to pleafe, and fomething to inftruft, E'en in the noifome weed.... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 Seiten
...page, whofe ev'ry charafter Delights, and gives us wi/dom. Not a tree>. A plant, a leaf, a bloflbm, but contains. A folio volume. We may read, and read, And read again, and ftill fmd fomething new, Something to pleafe, and fcmething to inftruft,, E'en in the noifome weed.... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...and good, and let us read The living page, whose ev'ry character Delights, and gives us wisdom. Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume. We may'read and read And read again, and still find something new, Something to please and something to... | |
| James Hurdis - 1810 - 358 Seiten
...and let us read The living page, whose ev'ry character Delights and gives us wisdom. Not a tree, *l/ A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume....new, Something to please, and something to instruct, VOL. I. D E'en in the noisome weed. See, ere we pass Alcanor's threshold, to the curious eye A little... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1840 - 586 Seiten
...to them; man would then realize the language of the poet, in a most exalted degree, and find " Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume; he would read, and read, And read again, and still find something new, Something to please, and something... | |
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