 The groaning chair began to crawl, Like a huge snail, along the wall, There stuck aloft in public view, And, with small change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering show, To a less noble substance changed, Were...  The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper - Pągina 379per Alexander Chalmers - 1810Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pągines
....to Crawl, like a huge Snail, along the Wall•, There ftuck aloft, in publick View, And, with fmall Change, a Pulpit grew.. The Porringers, that in a. Row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring (how, To a lefynobleSubftancechang'd, Were now.but leathern Buckets rang'd.. The Billads... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 pągines
...to crawl, Like an huge Snail half up the Wall ; There ftuck aloft in publick View -, And with fmall Change, a Pulpit grew. THE Porringers, that in a Row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring Show, To a lefs noble Subllance chang'd, Were now but Leathern Buckets, rang'd. THE Ballads... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 412 pągines
...cratyl,. Like an huge fnail half up the wall ; , - . There ftuck aloft in publick view ; And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. THE porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fliow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. , _ , V... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pągines
...began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall ; There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 pągines
...began to crawl, Like a huge mail, along the wall ; . There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring £how, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 pągines
...to crawl, 85 Like a huge fnail, along the wall ; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. THE porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow, 90 To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern backets rang'd. THE ballads... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pągines
...began to crawl, Like a huge mail, along the wall ; . There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow, To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | 1770 - 268 pągines
...began to crawl. Like a huge fnail, along the wall ; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow, To a lefs noble fubftance ehang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pągines
...to crawl, 6j Like a huge fnail, along the wall ; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering fliow, -90 To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads, pafted... | |
 | 1781 - 516 pągines
...began to crawl, Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in publick view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row, Hung high, and made a glitt'ring fhow; To a lefs noble fubftance chang'd, Were now but leathern buckets rang'd. The ballads... | |
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