 | Duchess - 1896 - 312 pages
...drops that fling themselves heavily against the panes, and on the leaves and flowers outside ; while " The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again." " I cannot feel anything to be a pity to-day," says Georgie. " I can feel only a sense of freedom.... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - English poetry - 1899 - 392 pages
...Emperess does claim, Heleonora, first o' th' name ; Whom God grant long to reign ! ANACREONTIQUE II. DRINKING. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And...fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think S Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow... | |
 | Felix Emmanuel Schelling - English poetry - 1899 - 392 pages
...Emperess does claim, Heleonora, first o' th' name ; Whom God grant long to reign ! ANACREONTIQUE II. DRINKING. THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And...fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think 5 Should have but little need of drink, Drinks ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - English poetry - 1901 - 1190 pages
...ABRAHAM COWLEY Anacreontics 349- '• Drinking i<S,«-i«7 '"THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, 1 And drinks and gapes for drink again; The plants suck...think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1901 - 1080 pages
...Beheld the Iliad and the Odyssee Rise to the swelling of the voiceful sea. SAHUKL TAYI.OK COLKKIDUE. To-who ; Tu-whit, to-who, a merry note, While greasy...nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in t iteelf (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks ten thousand rivers up,... | |
 | Literature - 1901 - 654 pages
...Of little life the best to make, And manage wisely the last stake. DRINKING. (Cowlsy's Translation.) The sea itself (which one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Literature - 1901 - 456 pages
...Of little life the best to make, And manage wisely the last stake. DKIKKLNG. (Cowley's Translation.) The sea itself (which, one would think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So filled that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - English poetry - 1902 - 1118 pages
...alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty. ABRAHAM COWLEY Anacreontics 349- '• Drinking 1618-1667 •"THE thirsty earth soaks up the rain, •*• And...think Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So fill'd that they o'erflow the cup. The busy Sun (and one would guess... | |
 | Cuyler Reynolds - Alcoholic beverages - 1902 - 504 pages
...me. LOVE US WELL Here 's to those who love us well; Those who don't may go to H . MADE FRESH AND FAIR The thirsty Earth soaks up the rain, And drinks and...earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. ANON. ABRAHAM COWI.EY, Anacreon II. Drinking. MAIDEN'S EYES Here 's to the girl with eyes of blue,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1885 - 860 pages
...service of inebriation : — The thirsty earth drinks up the rain, And thirsts and gapes fur drink again. The sea itself (which, one would think, Should have but little need of drink) Drinks twice ten thousand rivers up, So full that they o'erflow the cup. The busy sun (and one would guess... | |
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The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again. The plants suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking fresh and fair. The sea itself, which one would think Should have but little need of drink, Drinks twice ten thousand... 
