Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst 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... The new national reading books - Page 11by New national reading books - 1880Full view - About this book
| Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...with a 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,...most of life you may, Life is 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... | |
| Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 228 pages
...raptures as these; Tb,e current of fppdness still flows, Which decrepit oM age cannot freeze. THE FLY. I. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, 'and drink...most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. II. Both alike, both thine and mine, Hasten quick to their decline ; Thine's a summer, mine's no more,... | |
| Vincent Bourne - English poetry - 1808 - 398 pages
...these; The current of fondness still flows, Which decrepit old age cannot freeze. THE FLY. I. JjUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as...most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. II. Both alike, both thine and mine, Hasten quick to their decline ; Thine's a summer, mine's no more,... | |
| Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 300 pages
...senecte Frigora, perpetuo gaudia fonte fluunt. THE FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink 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... | |
| John Aikin - Ballads, English - 1810 - 330 pages
...day Drives us from our sport and p What have we with day to do ? Sons of care! 'twas made for ypji. BUSY, curious, thirsty Fly! Drink with me, and drink...most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. DALTON. Both 6oth alike are mine and thine Hastening quick to their decline t Thine's a summer—mine... | |
| Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...; which Miss More has forcibly and felicitously termed ' the college of infidelity.'] SONG XIX.* * BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, . Hastening quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine no more,... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Translating and interpreting - 1813 - 466 pages
...tarda moratur opus, though likewise consonant to the sentiment of the original, has no propriety * Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink...most of life 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,... | |
| Joseph Taylor - Insects - 1817 - 266 pages
...will. 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...most of life you may, Life is short and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'uing quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine's no more... | |
| Children's poetry, English - 1820 - 190 pages
...with a 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,...most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hast'ning quick to their decline : Thine's a summer, mine's no more... | |
| Vincent Bourne - 1826 - 332 pages
...praeteriere dies. Quaeque retardari possunt per nulla senectae Frigora, perpetuo gaudia fonte fluunt. THE FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me,...most of life 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,... | |
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