 gan in haste the drawers explore, The lowest first, and without stop The rest in order to the top. For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost, We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right.  Poems - Page 214by William Cowper - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - Animals - 1832 - 366 pages
..."Vain boaster!" in hast thou for pride, either in 280 THE CAT AND THE POET. For 'tis a truth unknown to most, That whatsoever thing is lost, We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right. Forth skipp'd the CAT, not now replete, As erst, with airy self-conceit... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1835 - 726 pages
...Consoled him and dispelled his fears ; He left his bed, he trod the floor, He 'gan in haste the draw'rs explore, The lowest first, and without stop, The rest...light, In eVry cranny but the right. Forth skipp'd the eat ; not now replete As erst with airy self-conceit, Nor in her own fond apprehension, A theme for... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1837 - 420 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1837 - 436 pages
...Consoled him, and dispell'd his fears ; He left his bed, he trod the floor, He 'gan in haste the drawers explore, The lowest first, and without stop The rest...thing is lost, We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right. Forth skipp'd the cat, not now replete As erst with airy self-conceit,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...Consol'd him and dispell'd his fears ; He left his bed, he trod the floor, And 'gan in haste the drawers explore, The lowest first, and without stop The rest...thing is lost, We seek it ere it come to light In every corner but the right. Forth skipp'd the cat, not now replete, As erst, with airy self-conceit,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...Consoled him, and dispell'd his fears ; He left his bed, he trod the floor, He 'gan in haste the drawers explore, The lowest first, and without stop The rest...thing is lost, We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right. Forth skipp'd the cat, not now replete As erst with airy self-conceit,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1843 - 406 pages
...Consoled him and dispell'd his fears : He left his bed, he trod the floor, He 'gan in haste the drawers explore, The lowest first, and without stop The rest...thing is lost, We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right. Fortli skipp'd the cat, not now replete As erst with airy self-conceit,... | |
 | John Hall - Elocution - 1845 - 354 pages
...fears*He left his bed', he trod the floor', He 'gan in haste the drawers explore' 95 The lowest firsf, and without stop', The rest in order to the top'....thing is lost', We seek it', ere it come to light', 100 In every cranny but the right'. Forth skipped the Cat' ; not now replete1 As erst with airy self-conceit',... | |
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