 I pass'd by his garden, and saw the wild brier, The thorn and the thistle grow broader and higher : The clothes that hang on him are turning to rags ; And his money still wastes, till he starves or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He...  Divine Songs for the Use of Children - Side 21af Isaac Watts - 1824 - 30 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 sider
...ftarves or he begs. I made him a vif:t, flill hoping to find , He had took better care for improving his mind : He told me his dreams, talk'd of eating and drinking; But he fcarce reads his bible and never loves thinking. Said I then to my heart, " Here 'sa leffen for me... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 sider
...he begs. I made him a viiit, ftill hoping to find He had took better care for improving his mind i He told me his dreams, talk'd of eating and drinking; But he fcarce reads his bible and never loves thinking. Said I then to my heart, " Here's a IdTen for me i"... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 264 sider
...care for improving his mind : He told me his dreams, tallc'd of eating and drinking ; But he fcarce reads his bible and never loves thinking. Said I then to my heart, " Here's a leflbn for me :" That man's but a picture of what I might be '. But thanks to my friends for their... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 sider
...for improving his mind; He told me hisdrcams, talk'd of catinganddrinking, But he fcarce reads hii nd di M(- Icflbn for me; That man's but a pidturc of wliat I might be : But thanks to my friends for thcif care... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 sider
...took better care for improving his mind; flc!oldmehisdrcams,talk'dofeatinganddrinking, te he fcarcc reads his Bible, and never loves thinking. Said I then to my heart, " Here 'sa leffon for me ; That man 's but a piclure of what I might be ; out thanks to my friends... | |
 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 sider
...improving his mind : He told me his dreams, talk'd of eatingand drinking ; But he fcarce reads the Bible, and never loves thinking. Said I then to my heart, " Here's a lefibn for me ; That man's but a picture of what I might be : But thanks to my friends for their care... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1807 - 410 sider
...still hoping to find He had took better care for improving his mind : He told me his dreams, fcrik'd of eating and drinking; But he scarce reads his Bible, and never loves thinking. Said 1 then to my heart, ' Here's a lesson for me,' That man's but a picture of what I might be ; But thanks... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 sider
...starves or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He had took better care for improving his mind : He told me his dreams, talk'd of eating and...drinking ; But he scarce reads his Bible, and never loves thinkinr. Said I then to my heart, " Here's a lesson for me: That man's but a -picture »f what I miffht... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1800 - 82 sider
...ftarves, or he begs. I made him a Vifit, ftill hoping to find He had took better Care for improving his Mind ; He told me his Dreams, talk'd of eating and drinking, But he fcarce reads his Bible, and never loves thinking. Said I then to my Heart, " Here's a Leflbn for me... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 556 sider
...starves or he begs. I made him a visit, still hoping to find He had took better care for improving bis mind : He told me his dreams, talk'd of eating and drinking ; But hescarce reads bis Bible, and never loves thinking. Said I then to my heart, " Here 'sa lesson for... | |
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