 | George Crabbe - 1807 - 294 pages
...First let us view the Form, the Size, the Dress ; For, these the Manners, nay the Mind exprcs§ 142 That Weight of Wood, with leathern Coat o'erlaid, Those ample Clasps, of solid Metal made ; The close-prest Leaves, unclos'd for many an age, The dull red Edging of the well-fill'd Page; On the broad... | |
 | George Crabbe - Poetry, English - 1808 - 280 pages
...crowd. First let us view the Form, the Size, the Dress ; For, these the Manners) nay the Mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid, Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...crowd. First let us view the Form, the Size, the Dress ; For, these the Manners; nay the Mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid, Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 274 pages
...crowd. First let us view the Form, the Size, the Dress ; For, these the Manners> nay the Mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid, Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; ' The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; Oh the... | |
 | George Crabbe - Poetry, English - 1808 - 276 pages
...crowd. Fir,st let us view the Form, the Size, the Dress ; For, these the Manners, nay the Mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid, Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1812 - 240 pages
...us view the form, the size, the dress; For, these the manners, nay the mind express; That weight ot wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made; The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page; On the broad... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 pages
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the dress; For, these the manners, nay the mind express; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 304 pages
...leathern coat o'erlaid; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, unclos'd for many an age; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd...stubborn ridges roll'd, Where yet the title stands in taraish'd gold: These all a sage and labour'd work proclaim, A painful candidate for lasting fame:... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 314 pages
...Reasoners and wits are next their place allow'd, And last, of vulgar tribes a countless crowd. • , That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ;...clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-press'd leaves, unclos'd for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the broad back the stubborn... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 310 pages
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ; Tor, these the manners, nay the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, nnclos'd for many an age; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
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The close-press'd leaves unclosed for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page, On the broad back the stubborn ridges roll'd, Where yet the title stands in tarnish d gold. 
