 | John Gay - Fables - 1728 - 218 pages
...eat flieep as well as hares. She now the trotting calf addreft, To fave from death a friend diftreft. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, In this important care engage? Older and abler pafl you by; How ftrong are thofe! how weak am I! • ,Should Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...eat fheep as well as hares. She now the trotting calf addreft, To fave from death a friend diftreft. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, °In this important care engage ? Older and abler paft you bye ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 pages
...Sheep, as well as Hares, She now the trotting Calf addrefs'd, To fave from death a friend diftrefs'd. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, In this important...pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I t Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends of mine may take offence. Ben t' è noto il mio... | |
 | Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1778 - 202 pages
...eat Sheep as well as Hares, She now the trotting Calf addreft, To fave from Death a Friend diftreft. Shall I, fays he, of tender Age, In this important Care engage ? Older and abler paft you by; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe Friends... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 330 pages
...trotting Calf addrefs'd, . To fave from death a friend diftrefs'd. " Shall I, fays he, of tender age, 55 In this important care engage ? Older and abler pafs'd...weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe fricsds of mine may take oftence. 60 Kxcufe me, then; you know my heart ; But deareft friends, alas... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 312 pages
...trotting Calf addrefs'd, To fave from death a friend diftrefs'd. " Shall I, fays he, of tender age, 55 In this important care engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am 1 ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends of mine may take offence. 60' Excufe me, then... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...trotting Calf'addrefs'rf, To fave from death a friend difirefs'd. " Shall I, fays he, offender age,. ;j In this important care engage * Older and abler pafs-'d you by; How ftrong are thore ! how weak am I'! Should I prefume to bear you hence, .--Thole friends of mine may take offence.... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Friend diftreft. Shall I, fays he, offender Age, In this important Care engage ? Older and abler paft you by; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I! Should...to bear you hence, Thofe Friends of mine may take Oifence. Excufc me then. You know my Heart: But deareft Friends, alas, muft part! How fhall we all... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...eat Sheep as well as'Harcs. ,She now the trotting Calf addreft, To lave from death a friend diftrcft. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, In this important...engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofc ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thole friends of mine may take offence.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Sheep ,is well as Hares. She now the trotting Calf addreiVd, To fave from death a friend ditircl's'd. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, In this important...engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong an.: thofe! how weak am It Should 1 prduine ro bear you hence, Thole frieiuU of mine may take ollencc.... | |
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of tender age, In this important care engage? Older and abler pass'd you by; How strong are those ! how weak am I ! Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offence. Excuse me, then. You know my heart, But dearest friends, alas... 
