| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 sayfa
...— Sony, made Extempore by a Grnlleman, occcaioncd by a Fly Drinklny out of his Cup of Ale. Busy, »ip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are mine... | |
| 1846 - 436 sayfa
...weeps, great Hector hangs the head, And the Black Prince goes whimpering to bed. THE THIRSTY FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as...most of life you may, Life is short and wears away, Both alike are mine and thine Hastening quick to thy decline ; Thine 'sa summer, mine no more, Though... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 sayfa
...will. What I sing let pride apply : Flies are weak, and man 'sa fly. — OLDTS. TO THE SAME. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as...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, Though... | |
| Robert Platt - 1847 - 104 sayfa
...thirs-ty, cu-rious fly, Drink with me, and drink as I. Free-ly \vcl-eoine to my cup, Couldst thou sip, ami sip it up. Make the most of life you may : Life is short, and wears a-way. 9. Both alike are mime and thine, Thine 'sa summer ; mine 's no more, Hast'uing quick to their decline... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 408 sayfa
...often occasion to use her pump. Hence the address of the poet: — " Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Brink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst tlioiL sip, and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is aliort, and wears away. Both alike,... | |
| Garland - 1850 - 152 sayfa
...untired wing; Oh ! let him sing his happy song, Nor do these gentle creatures wrong. THE FLY. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as...most of life you may, Life is short and wears away. WHO TAUGHT THEM ? Who taught the bird to build her nest Of softest wool, and hay, and moss ; Who taught... | |
| 1886 - 574 sayfa
...simple and unconstrained grace alone. The topic albeit is of ale: — Buay, curious, thirsty fly I Drink with me, and drink as I. Freely welcome to my cup, Could'et thou sip, and sip it up : Make the moat of life you m»y ; Life ia abort and wears away. Both... | |
| Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 sayfa
...tide, All my soul unbends — I play Gamesome with the young and gay BUSY, CURIOUS, THIRSTY FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as...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's no more,... | |
| Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, Charles James Blomfield - 1851 - 414 sayfa
...of Anacreon's peculiar character of style than any of the passages we have quoted above : — Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as...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,... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 sayfa
...Ale :— AN EXTEMPORE SONG. Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I; Freely weleome to my cup, Could'st thou sip and sip it up. Make the...most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Bolh alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline : Thine 'sa summer, mine no more, Though... | |
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