 | 1794 - 470 pages
...lord, how vain The creature's of his gaudy train ! If both were ftript, I'd pawn my word,r A goofe would be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with fin'ry decks ; Were geefe fet off with half that fhow, Would men admire the peacock ? No. Thus vaunting,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...! Lord, how vain The creature's of his gaudy train '. Ifboih were fiript, I'd pawn my word. A goofe would be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with finery decks; Wtre geefe fct off with half that fhow, Would men admire the peaccck ? No. Thus vaunting, crofs the... | |
 | Edward Moore - English poetry - 1799 - 138 pages
...That PEACOCK yonder, lord, how vain The creature's of his gaudy train ! If both were stript, I'd pawn my word, A GOOSE would be the finer bird. NATURE, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with fin'ry decks ; Were GEESE set off with half that show, Would men admire the PEACOCK ? No. Thus vaunting,... | |
 | John Gay, Edward Moore - 1800 - 260 pages
...how vain The creature's of his gaudy train ! If both were stript, I'd pawn my word, A goose would-be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her...beams, The swans were sporting in the streams ; Their suowy plumes and stately pride Provok'd her spleen. Why there, she cried, Again, what arrogance w see... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...lord, how -vain The creature's of his gaudy train ! Jf both were ftript, I'd pawn my word, A goofe would be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with finery decks ; Were geefe fct off with half that (how, Would men admire the peacock? No. Thus vaunting, crofs the mead... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...peacock \onder ! Lord, how vain The creature 's of his gaudy train ! , If both were stript, I pawn !V/2+3+4+&0n/o/ oft with half that show, Wduld men admire the peacock ! No. Thus vaunting, 'cross the mead she stalks,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1809 - 344 pages
...peacock yonder ! lord, how vain The creature's of his gaudy train 1 A a2 <> If both were stript, I'd pawn my word, A goose would be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with fin'ry decks ; Were geese set off with half that show, Would men admire the peacock ? no." Thus vaunting,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...pcacoi-k yonder ! lord, how vain The creature's of his gaudy train ! If l)otl) were stript, I'd pawn my word, A goose would be the finer bird. Nature,...the streams; Their snowy plumes, and stately pride Provok'd her spleen. " Why there," she cry'd, " Again, what arrogance we see ! Those creatures ! how... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...peacock yonder ! lord, bow vain The creature's of his gr.udy train F If both were stript, I'd pawn Johnson"# Johnson Samuel" Samuel Johnson( hi* noontide beams, The Swans were sporting iu the streams; Their snowy plumes, and stately pride Provnk'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 628 pages
...That peacock yonder ! lord, how vain The creature's of his gaudy train ! If both were stript, I'd pawn my word, A goose would be the finer bird. Nature,...Her bungled work with finery decks ; Were geese set uffwith half that show, Would men admire the peacock? No." Thus vaunting, cross the mead she stalks,... | |
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I'd pawn my word, A Goose would be the finer bird. Nature, to hide her own defects, Her bungled work with finery decks : Were Geese set off with half that show, Would men admire the peacock ? No. 
