 Thee Phoebus loves, and does inspire Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter know; But when thou'st drunk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the...  Double acrostics by amateurs, ed. by I.S.A. - Page 90by Double acrostics - 1868Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851 - 402 pages
...Prophet of the ripened year ! To thee, of all things upon earth, I<ife is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect — happy ! thou Dost neither age nor...flowery leaves among, Sated with thy summer feast, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. " MY DEAR CHILDREN, — " Not far from Cirencester there is a town named STROUD, which... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. 0 Happy insect! happy thou, Dost neither age noV winter know; But when thou'st drunk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean animal!) Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endless... | |
 | L M. Budgen - 1851 - 492 pages
...tree-hopper thus concludes : — " To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth ; Happy insect ! happy, thou Dost neither age nor winter know ; But when thou 'st drunk and danced and sung Thy fill, the summer leaves among, Sated with thy summer feast,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - American literature - 1852 - 344 pages
...; Phosbus is himself thy sire. To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect ! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter...danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean animal !) Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endless... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 580 pages
...things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. O 50 RECOLLECTIONS OF Happy insect ! happy thon, Dost neither age nor winter know; But when thou'st...danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean animal!) Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endless... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
..., Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. * danc'd, and sung Thy fill, the flow'ry leaves among, (Voluptuous, and wise withal, Epicurean animal!)... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...inspire; Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter know: But when thou'st drunk, and danc'd, and sung Thy fill , the flow'ry leaves among, (Voluptuous, and wise withall, Epicurean animal!)... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 588 pages
...Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. C Happy insect! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter know; But when thou'st drnnk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...hear, Prophet of the ripened year ! To thee, of all things upon earth, Life's no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect ! happy thou Dost neither age nor winter...thou'st drunk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the flow'ry leaves among, Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endless rest. COWLEY. GOD'S THRONE.... | |
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...; Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect ! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter...danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous, and wise withal, Epicurean animal !) Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endleas... | |
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