You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall. No; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. He sees that this great round-about, The world, with all its... Poemata Latine partim reddita, partim scripta - Page 186by Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 286 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic...rout, Church, army, physic, law, Its customs, and its bus'nesses, Is no concern at all of his. And says — what says he ? — Caw. Thrice happy bird ! I... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic...army, physic, law, Its customs and its businesses, Is no concern at all of his, And says — what says he ? — Caw. Thrice happy bird ! I too have seen... | |
| Vincent Bourne - English poetry - 1838 - 344 pages
...to fall. Xo ; not a single thought like that Ecploys his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at afl. V. He sees, that this great round-about, The world, with...army, physic, law, Its customs, and its businesses, Is no concern at all. of his. And says — what says he? — Caw. VI. Thrice happy bird ! 1 too have... | |
| Vincent Bourne - English poetry - 1838 - 342 pages
...think, no doubt, he sits ¡mil muses Of future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic pate, Or troubles it at all. v. He sees, that this great round-about, The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic,... | |
| William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...think no doubt he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall ; No ! not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic...concern at all of his, And says, — what says he i Caw. Thrice happy bird ! I too have seen Much of the vanities of men, And sick of having seen 'em,... | |
| William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...to fall. No : not a single thought like that Employs his philosophick pate, Or troubles it at all V. He sees, that this great roundabout, The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physick, law, Its customs, and its businesses, Is no concern at all of his, And says — what says... | |
| Birds - 1842 - 294 pages
...think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic...army, physic, law ; Its customs, and its businesses, Is no concern at all of his, And says — what says he ? — Caw. Thrice happy bird ! I too have seen... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1808 - 658 pages
...uf Cowper, in an epigram on the speculations uf that bird from a steeple : He sees that this grrat round-about The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law, Its custom! and its businesses, Are no conccr at all of his; And »,iy« — What layt be ?— Cmv. The... | |
| American periodicals - 1853 - 672 pages
...think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises If he should chance to fall. No ; not a single thought like that Employs his philosophic...pate, Or troubles it at all. He sees that this great round a-bout, The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law, Its custom and its businesses,... | |
| My school-boy days - 1844 - 190 pages
...rest in our quivers. Yes, happy birds, you may still sit upon the steeple, and looking upon — " ' This great roundabout, The world, with all its motley...army, physic, law, Its customs, and its businesses, — Chant forth your old song — Caw.' " Both the servant and the jackdaws were, therefore, cleared... | |
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