 Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking-glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison.  Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Sida 33redigerad av - 1851Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 sidor
...in, more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earthworms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowr ledge of the small compass of... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 502 sidor
...in, more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earthworms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | 1823 - 428 sidor
...more contemptible : since ours is to preserve earth-worms : didst thou never see a lark in a cage ? such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass, and the heaven o'er our heads, like her lookingglass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 426 sidor
...in; more contemptible: since ours is to preserve earth-worms : didst thou never see a lark in a cage? such is the soul in the body: this world is like her little turf of grass, and the heaven o'er our heads, like her lookingglass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | 1823 - 428 sidor
...more contemptible : since ours is to preserve earth-worms : didst thou never see a lark in a cage ? such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass, and the heaven o'er our heads, like her lookingglass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 384 sidor
...; more contemptible, since ours is to preserve earth-worms. Didst thou everf see a lark in a cage? such is the soul in the body: this world is like her little turf of grass, and the heaven o'er our heads, like her looking-glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1830 - 398 sidor
...; more contemptible, since ours is to preserve earth-worms. Didst thou everf see a lark in a cage? such is the soul in the body: this world is like her little turf of grass, and the heaven o'er our heads, like her looking-glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1844 - 330 sidor
...more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earthworms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ''. Such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1845 - 492 sidor
...in, more contemptible ; since ours is to preserve earth-worms. Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage ? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking-glass, only gives us a miserable knowledge of the small compass of... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1845 - 540 sidor
...? Such is the soul in the body : this world is like her little turf of grass ; and the heaven o'er our heads like her looking-glass, only gives us a...miserable knowledge of the small compass of our prison. Ditch. Am not I thy duchess ? Bos. Thou art some great woman sure, for riot begins to sit on thy forehead... | |
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