 | John Gay - 1730 - 80 pagine
...plain His num'rous lowing herd; his herds he fold, And his deep leathern pocket bagg'd with gold j Drawn by a fraudful nymph, he gaz'd, he figh'd ; Unmindful...Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence thro' the ftrcet he reels from poft to poft, Valiant with wine, nor knows histrcafure loft. The vagrant... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 pagine
...His numerous lowing herd ; his herds he fold, And his deep leathern pocket bagg'd with gold. Drawn Drawn by a fraudful nymph, he gaz'd, he figh'd; Unmindful of his home, and diftant bride, igt She leads the willing viftim to his doom, Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence through... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pagine
...nymoh, he gaz'd, he figh'd : Unmindful of hi.- home, and didant bride, 290 She leída rtie willing vidim to his doom, Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence through the ftreet he reels from poil to pod, Valiant with wine, nor knows his treafure loft. The vagrant wretch tn' aflVmbled watchmen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 pagine
...D.'VOti'-- pi in, lia ПК ;n£ herd ; 11' nil his deep i. f itl g .¡J. * Various cheats formerly n тяш Drawn by a fraudful nymph, he gaz'd, he figh'd : Unmindful of his home, and diftant bride, 190 She leads the willing vielini to his ditom, Through winding alleys to her cobweS room. Thence through... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pagine
...nymph, he gaz'd, he sigh'd ; Unmindful of his home, and distant bride, £90 She leads the willing victim to his doom, Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence through the street he reels, from post to post, Valiant with wine, nor knows his treasure lost. The vagrant wretch... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagine
...nymph, he gaz'd, he sigh'd: Unmindful of his home, and distant bride, She leads the willing victim roaden'd nostrils to the sky uptum'd, The concious heifer snuffs the storm street he reels from post to post, Valiant with wine, nor knows his treasure lost. The vagrant wretch... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 300 pagine
...nymph, he gaz'd, he sighed ; Unmindful of his home, and distant bride, 290 She leads the willing victim to his doom, Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence through the street he reels, from post to post, Valiant with wine, nor knows his treasure lost. The vagrant wretch... | |
 | 1866 - 300 pagine
...nymph, he gaz'd, he sighed ; Unmindful of his home, and distant bride, 290 She leads the willing victim to his doom, Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence through the street he reels, from post to post, Deep in the roundhouse pent, all night he snores, And the next... | |
 | John Gay - 1893 - 384 pagine
...nymph, he gazed, he sigh'd ; Unmindful of his home, and distant bride, 290 She leads the willing victim to his doom, Through winding alleys to her cobweb room. Thence through the street he reels, from post to post, Valiant \viih wine, nor knows his treasure lost. The vagrant wretch... | |
 | 1914 - 468 pagine
...fraudful nymph, he gazed, he sighed; unmindful of his home and distant bride, she leads the willing victim to his doom through winding alleys to her cobweb room ; thence through the streets he reels from post to post. The vagrant wretch the assembled watchman spies, he waves his hanger,... | |
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His num'rous lowing herd; his herds he sold, And his deep leathern pocket bagg'd with gold; Drawn by a fraudful nymph, he gaz'd, he... 
