 | John Gay - Fables - 1728 - 218 pages
...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
...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 - English poetry - 1770 - 204 pages
...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 ? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 pages
...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 ? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I t Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
 | Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1778 - 202 pages
...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 Rogers - 1782 - 330 pages
...as hares. She next the trotting Calf addrefs'd To fave from death a friend diftrcfs'd. Shall I, fays he, of tender age, In this important care engage ? Older and abler pafs'd you by, How ftrong are thofe! How weak am I! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
 | Fables - 1789 - 642 pages
...;:'.•:•". 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? Older and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am I ! Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...as Hares. She now the trotting Calf addreiVd, To fave from death a friend ditircl's'd. Shall I, fays ev'ry "line; AT io N. The traveller beholds, with cheerful eyes, T pafs'd you by ; How ftrong an.: thofe! how weak am It Should 1 prduine ro bear you hence, Thole frieiuU... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...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 care 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... | |
 | John Gay - Fables, English - 1792 - 250 pages
...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 care engage ) Older, and abler pafs'd you by ; How ftrong are thofe ! how weak am 1 1 Should I prefume to bear you hence, Thofe friends... | |
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of tender age, In this important care engage ? Older and abler passed 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,... 
