 BUSY, curious, thirsty fly ! Drink with me, and drink as I. Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip and sip it up : Make the most of life you may ; Life is short and wears away. Both alike are mine and thine, Hastening quick to their decline. Thine's...  Curiosities of Literature - Pagina 495door Isaac Disraeli - 1858Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Forsyth - 1804 - 240 pagina’s
...pine-apple cheese — nor the purest, most excellent Madeira wine. " Busy, curious, thirsty fly, " Drink with me, and drink as I ; " Freely welcome to my cup, " Could'st thou sip — and sip it up ! " The grudgings, indeed, of certain selfish people, would withhold food... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pagina’s
...praise, My soul shall be wrapt in my God ! ORATORIO OF ABEL. THE FLY, BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I! Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip, and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears aw"ay. Both alike... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 228 pagina’s
...fppdness still flows, Which decrepit oM age cannot freeze. THE FLY. I. BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, 'and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip, and sip it up ; Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. II. Both alike,... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 398 pagina’s
...fondness still flows, Which decrepit old age cannot freeze. THE FLY. I. JjUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip, and sip it up ; Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. II. Both alike,... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1808 - 300 pagina’s
...with me, aud drink as I ¡ Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip and sip it up ; Make the moft of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike, both thine and mine, H si en quick to their decline i Thine's a summer, mine's no more, Though repeated... | |
 | John Aikin - 1810 - 330 pagina’s
...What have we with day to do ? Sons of care! 'twas made for ypji. BUSY, curious, thirsty Fly! Drink with me, and drink as I; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. DALTON. Both... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1813 - 466 pagina’s
...likewise consonant to the sentiment of the original, has no propriety * Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Couldst thou sip, and sip it up ; Make the most of life you may ; Life is short, and wears away ; Both alike,... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pagina’s
...and felicitously termed ' the college of infidelity.'] SONG XIX.* * BUSY, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ; Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...Drink with me, and drink as I : Кп.ч-ly welcome lo my cup, ( Miildst thou sip and *ip it up: XÎake the most of life you may; Life is short, and wears away. Both alike are mine .md thine, H.istening i|uick to their decline : Пнпе'з a summer, mine no more, Tlmugh rc|>eatc(l... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 pagina’s
...Flies are weak, and Man's a Fly. ANONYMOUS. Another Address to a FLY. BUSY, curious, thirsty Fly, Drink with me, and drink as I ! Freely welcome to my cup, Could'st thou sip, and sip it up. Make the most of life you may, Life is short and wears away. Both alike are... | |
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