 | William Michael Rossetti - 1878 - 510 pages
...the land to shore, And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth as ift had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles, And to the stake... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 362 pages
...land to shore, And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth as if 't had been of ambergreecc ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catchcd miles, And to the stake... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 842 pages
...piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergris ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less thau what building swallows bear away ; Or than those pills...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did th"y rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre, their uew-catchf d miles; And to the... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1881 - 328 pages
...the land to shore, And div'd as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergris; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. " How did they rivet with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles I And to the... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 pages
...the land to shore: And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergris ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...pills which sordid beetles roll, Transfusing into tl^m their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1889 - 454 pages
...land to shore ; And div'd as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1889 - 462 pages
...land to shore ; And div'd as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1889 - 440 pages
...land to shore ; And div'd as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...beetles roll, Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1889 - 592 pages
...land to shore; And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...bear away : Or than those pills which sordid beetles rowl Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. He goes on in a strain of exquisite hyperbole,— How... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1889 - 586 pages
...land to shore ; And dived as desperately for each piece Of earth, as if 't had been of ambergreece ; Collecting anxiously small loads of clay, Less than...bear away : Or than those pills which sordid beetles rowl Transfusing into them their dunghill soul. He goes on in a strain of exquisite hyperbole . —... | |
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This indigested vomit of the sea Fell to the Dutch by just propriety. Glad then, as miners who have found the ore, They, with mad labour... 
