 THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather.  The life and letters of William Cowper - Sivu 386tekijä(t) William Cowper - 1809Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 452 sivua
...too hard to feel ; Not her alone that censure fits, Nor thou alone hast lost thy wits. The Snail. Xo grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks...As if he grew there, house and all together; Within Nemo miser nisi comfaratus. fuit infelix adeo ! quis perditus aeque ! Conqueritur maesto carmine tristis... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 456 sivua
...too hard to feel; Not her alone that censure fits, Nor thou alone hast lost thy wits. The Snail. 1 O grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks...fall, As if he grew there, house and all together. Nemo miser nisi comparatus. QUIS fuit infelix adco ! quis perditus aeque ! Conqueritur maesto carmine... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 442 sivua
...Corydone, Strophon. Si tua cum reliquis confertur amica puellis, Nou ea vel sola est ferreai tuve miser ^ Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power ib such, He shrinks into his house,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1806 - 488 sivua
...tua cum reliquis confertur amica puellis, Non ea vel sola est ferrea, tuve miser. 384 THE SNAIL. J- O grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks...betides Of storm, or other harm besides of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house, with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 486 sivua
...puellis, Non ea vel sola est ferrea, tuve miser. 383 THfi SNAIL. AO grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wallj The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he...Of storm., or other harm besides of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his hoilsei,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1812 - 450 sivua
...Si tua cum reliquis confertur amica puellis, Non ea vel sola est ferrea, tuve miser. 359 THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks...betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house, with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 434 sivua
...hospitium. Limacem, qxmcumque siet, quacumque moretur, Siquis cum qurerat, dkeris esse domi. THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks...betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch. His self-collecting power is such, • He shrinks into his house,... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 sivua
...like horn. COWPER gives the following pretty description of this animal : — The SNAIL. WITHIN his house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 400 sivua
...hospitium. Limacem, quacumque siet, quacumque moretur, Siquis eum quaerat, dixeris esse domi. THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks...betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house, with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 sivua
...; Not her alone that censure fits, Nor thou alone has lost tby wits. 1>AKT II. , E XXI. THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit or wall, The Snail sticks...betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house with... | |
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