 | Beauties - 1791 - 214 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 care engage f Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you... | |
 | John Gay - Fables, English - 1792 - 250 pages
...Sheep as well as Hares. She now the fretting 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 1 1 Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends of mine may take offence. Excufe me, then. You... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...the trotting calf addrefs'd, To faie from death a friend diftrefs'd. " Shall 1, faya he, of tinder age, In this important care engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by; How flrong ore thofe ! how weak am I '. Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thole friend« of mine may... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...the trotting Calf addrcl's'd, To lave from death a friend diflrc&'d. Shall I, fays he, of tender ago, In this important care engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by : How ftrong are thofc ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofc friends of mine may take offence.... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...well as HARES. She now the trotting CALF addrest, To save from death a friend distrest. Shall I, says he, 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... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 424 pages
...Hares. liij She now the trotting Calf adilress'd, To save from death a friend distress'd. Shall I, says he, of tender age, In this important care engage? Older, and abler, pass'd you by ; Hew strong are those ! how weak am I ! Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 280 pages
...eat ftieep 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 pafs you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
 | John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...Hares." She now the trotting Calf address'd, To save from death a friend distress'd. " Shall I," says he, " 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... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...Hares." She now the trotting Calf address'd, To save from death a friend distress'd. " Shall I," says he, " 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... | |
 | Children's literature - 1806 - 210 pages
...eat fheep as well as hares. She now the trotting calf addrefr, To fave from death a friend dillreft. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, In this important...engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thole ! How weak am I ! Should I preiume to bear you henc*, Thofe friends of mine may take offence... | |
| |
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... 
