 The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half a sentence at a time enough ; The dozing sages drop the drowsy strain, Then pause, and puff— and speak, and pause again. Such often, like the tube they so admire, Important triflers ! have more smoke...  Poems - Page 162by William Cowper - 1808Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1821 - 220 pages
...lullaby at night ; Guy Earl of Warwick and fair Eleanore, Or giant-killing Jack, would please me more. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half...admire, Important triflers ! have more smoke than 6re. Pernicious weed ! whose scent the fair annoys, Unfriendly to society's chief joys, Thy worst effect... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...lullaby at night ; Guy Earl of Warwick,, and fair Eleanore, Or giant-killing Jack, would please me more. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half...drop the drowsy strain, Then pause, and puff — and speak,and pause again. Such often, like the tube they so admire, Important triflers ! have more smoke... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...lullaby at night ; Guy Earl of Warwick and fair Eleanore, Or giant-killing Jack, would please me more. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half...at a time enough ; The dozing sages drop the drowsy stram, Then pause, and puff—and speak, and pause again ; Such often, like the tube they so admire,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...lullaby at night; Guy Earl of Warwick and fair Eleanore, Or giant-killing Jack, would please me more. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half a sentence at a time enough ; The dosing sages drop the drowsy strain, Then pause, and puff — and speak, and pause Such often, like... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...at night ; Guy Earl of Warwick and fair Eleanore, Or giant-killing Jack, vould please me more. 1 he pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half a sentence...dozing sages drop the drowsy strain, Then pause, and purl — and speak, and pause again. Such often, like the tube they so admire, Important tritlers !... | |
 | George Wentworth - English poetry - 1824 - 378 pages
...saw people grummer ; If one has smil'd, it catches round, And all are in good humour. ON SMOAKING. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half...enough ; The dozing sages drop the drowsy strain, v Then pause, and puff — and speak, and pause again } Such often, like the tube they so admire, Important... | |
 | 1843 - 1028 pages
...much value. Can ridicule and satire do nothing here ? 1 The pipe with solemn interposing puff, Hake half a sentence at a time enough ; The dozing sages...drowsy strain, Then pause and puff — and speak and puff again. But often like the tube they so admire, Important triflers ! have more smoke than fire.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...fair Eleanor, Or giant-killing Jack, would please me more. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, 245 Makes half a sentence at a time enough ; The dozing...admire, Important triflers ' have more smoke than fire. 250 Pernicious weed ! whose scent the fair annoys ; Unfriendly to society's chief joys, /Thy worst... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 816 pages
...herds, and piping swains. Come dancing to me. Sinft. My husband's a sot, With his pipe and his pot. Id. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff. Makes half...strain, Then pause and puff, and speak, and pause again. Cowper. PIPE, n. ». Fr. pipe ; Belg. peep. A liquid measure containing two hogsheads. I think I shall... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 804 pages
...constant felicity, that they thought nothing impossible. Broome. Honor's a paß" of noisy breath. Wutti. The pipe, with solemn interposing puff, Makes half a sentence at a time enough ; The doring sages drop the drowsy strain, Tliun pause, and puff — and speak, and pause again. Cowper.... | |
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