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" Nature, it seemed, ashamed of her mistake, Would throw their land away at duck and drake, Therefore necessity, that first made kings, Something like government among them brings. For, as with... "
The Literary Miscellany: Including Dissertations and Essays on Subjects of ... - Page 91
1806
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A tale for a chimney corner, and other essays. From the 'Indicator'. Ed ...

Leigh Hunt - 1869 - 366 pages
...changed. Nature, it seem'd, ashamed of her mistake. Would throw their land away at duck-and-drake : Therefore, Necessity, that first made kings, Something...like government among them brings • For as with Pigmys, who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the blind the one-eyed...
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The poetical works of Andrew Marvell [ed. by J.R. Lowell]. Repr. of the Amer. ed

Andrew Marvell - 1870 - 224 pages
...Dutch served up for Cabillau, Or, as they over the new level ranged For pickled herring, pickled heerin changed. Nature, it seemed, ashamed of her mistake,...Something like government among them brings ; For, as with pygmies, who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the blind the one-eyed...
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Poetical Works: With Memoir of the Author

Andrew Marvell - 1870 - 224 pages
...Dutch served up for Cabillau, Or, as they over the new level ranged For pickled herring, pickled hccrin changed. Nature, it seemed, ashamed of her mistake,...Something like government among them brings ; For, as with pygmies, who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the blind the one-eyed...
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The Poetical Works of Andrew Marvell: With Memoir of the Author

Andrew Marvell - 1870 - 220 pages
...the new level ranged For pickled herring, pickled^ heerin changed. Nature,'!! seemed, ashamed ofTTef mistake, Would throw their land away at duck and drake...Something like government among them brings ; For, as with pygmies, who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the blind the one-eyed...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 231

1871 - 930 pages
...chang'd. Nature, it seem'd, asham'd of her mistake, Would throw their land away at duck-and-drakc. Therefore, Necessity, that first made kings, Something...as with pigmies, who best kills the crane ; Among the hungry, he that treasures grain ; Among the blind, the one-eyed bliukard rcign.s ; So rules among...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 231

1871 - 908 pages
...chang'd. Nature, it seem'd, asham'd of her mistake, Would throw their land away at duck-and-drake. Therefore, Necessity, that first made kings, Something...among them brings. For, as with pigmies, who best lolls the crane ; Among the hungry, he that treasures gram ; Among the blind, the one-eyed blinkard...
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The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Andrew Marvell, Volume 1

Andrew Marvell - 1872 - 564 pages
...rang'd For pickled herring, pickled (jeeren chang'd. Nature, it seem'd, asham'd of her mistake, 35 Would throw their land away at duck and drake. Therefore...like government among them brings ; /For, as with pygmees, who best kills the crane, 1 Among the hungry, he that treasures grain, 40 .. ,' ( Among the...
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Verse

Andrew Marvell - 1872 - 562 pages
...level rang'd For pickled herring, pickled heeren chang'd. Nature, it seem'd, asham'd of her mistake, 35 Would throw their land away at duck and drake. Therefore...first made kings, Something like government among them hrings ; For, as with pygmees, who hest kills the crane, Among the hungry, he that treasures grain,...
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A handbook for travellers in Holland and Belgium [by J. Murray]. 19th-21st ed

John Murray - 1876 - 364 pages
...over the new level rang'd, For pickled herring, pickled herring chang'd. Nature, it seem'd, asham'd of her mistake, Would throw their land away at duck and drake." The author of ( Hudibras ' describes Holland as " A country that draws fifty feet of water, In which...
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Humorous poems by English and American writers

William Michael Rossetti - 1878 - 510 pages
...served up for cabillau ; Or, as they over the new level ranged, For pickled herring, pickled heeren changed. Nature, it seemed, ashamed of her mistake,...Something like government among them brings. For, as with pygmies, who best kills the crane, Among the hungry he that treasures grain, Among the blind the one-eyed...
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