 A Caterpillar grovell'd near, A subtle slow Conveyancer, Who, summoned, waddles with his quill To draw the haughty Insect's will. None but his heirs must own the spot, Begotten, or to be begot ; Each leaf he binds, each bud he ties To eggs of eggs of...  The Oxford Magazine: Or, Universal Museum - Page 1151772Full view - About this book
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...conveyancer, Who fummon'd waddles with his quill To draw the haughty infecVs will: None but his heirs mud own the fpot, Begotten, or to be begot: Each leaf he binds, each bud he ties T° e?gs °f eggs °f butterflies. When lo! ho\y fortune loves to teize Thefe who would difrate her... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1773 - 590 pages
...quilf To draw the haughty infedl's will ; None but his heirs mull own the fpot. Begotten, or to b« begot : Each leaf he binds, each bud he ties To eggs of eggs of butterflies. When lo ! how fortune roves to teaze Thofe who would dinate her decrees ! fy A wanton boy was paffing by ; The wanton child... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 338 pages
...near, A fubtle, flow conveyancer, Who fummon'd, waddles with his quill To draw the haughty infecYs will. None but his heirs muft own the fpot, Begotten,...be begot : Each leaf he binds, each bud he ties, To egg of eggs of butterflies. When, lo ! how Fortune loves to teaze Thofe who would dictate her decrees... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 528 pages
...conveyancer, Who fummon'd, waddles with his quill To draw the haughty infecVs will. None but his heirs mufl own the fpot, Begotten, or to be begot : Each leaf he binds, each bud he tics, To egg of eggs of butterflies. When, lo! how Fortune loves to teaze Thofe who would dictate her... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 394 pages
...summon'd, waddles with his quill, To draw the haughty insect's will j None but his heirs must own the spot, Begotten or to be begot, -Each leaf he binds, each...of eggs of butterflies. When lo! how fortune loves to teaze, Those who- would dictate her decrees $ A wantpn boy was pafsing by, The wanton child beheld... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 386 pages
...haughty insect's will ; J4one but his heirs must own the spot, Begotten or to be begot, Each le-rf he binds, each bud he ties To eggs of eggs of butterflies. When lo! how fortune loves to teaze, Thoie who would dictate her decrees j A wanton boy was pafsing.by, The wanton child beheld... | |
 | 1798 - 618 pages
...the haughty insect's will. . None but hie heirs must own the spot, Begotten, or to be begot : Eacl» Each leaf he binds, each bud he ties To eggs of eggs of BUTTERFLIES. 4 When lo ! how fortune loves to teaze Those who would dictate her decrees ! A wanton BOY was passing... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 434 pages
...grovell'd near, A fubtle flow conveyancer, Who, fummon'd, waddled to his quill, To draw the haughty infecVs will. None but his heirs muft own the fpot, Begotten...leaf he binds, each bud he ties To eggs of eggs of Butterffies. When Jo ! — how Fortune loves to teazc Thofe who would dictate hei* decrees — A wanton... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 788 pages
...near, A fubtle (low conveyancer, Who, fummon'd, waddles with his quill To draw the haughty Infeft's will. None but his heirs muft own the fpot, Begotten,...eggs of Butterflies. , When lo ! how fortune loves to teaze Thofe who would diflale her decrees ! A wanton boy was parting bv ; The wanton child beheld... | |
 | History - 1800 - 800 pages
...near, A fnbtle flow conveyancer, Who, iuimnon'd, waddles with his quill To draw the haughty infefl's will. None but his heirs muft own the fpot, Begotten, or to be begot: Each leaf he binds, each bud he tiei To eggs of eggs of Butterflies. When lo ! how fortune loves to tcaze Thofe who would dielale her... | |
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