 | William Cowper - 1836 - Страниц: 602
...effectually as the water that of a ship's rudder. Pope, when inculcating one of his few useful lessons, and directing mankind to the providence of God, as the...oar, and catch the driving gale. It is easy to parody those lines, so as to give them an accommodation and suitableness to the present purpose. Learn of... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1836 - Страниц: 382
...this was the shell of the nautilus. " Ha !" cried Rosamond, " how glad I am to see the nautilus ! " ' Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.' " But, ma'am, how does the nautilus sail ? Where is the thin oar? I do not see any thing here like... | |
 | 1837 - Страниц: 486
...trackless paths. " For thus to man the voice of nature spake, Go, from [he creatures thy instruction take, Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale."— Pors. In fine calm weather when the bosom of the sea is unruffled, the Argonauta is said to have been... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1833 - Страниц: 594
...51 The arta of building from the Bee receive ; Learn of the Mole, to plough ; the Worm, to weave ; Learn of the little NAUTILUS to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Essay on Man, Ep. 3. Its animal is a Saspia or Clio, and inhabits the Mediterranean and Indian Seas.... | |
 | William Hamilton Drummond - 1838 - Страниц: 246
...the field; Thy arts of building from the bee receive, Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale." Though imagination may lead farther in illustration of this topic than experience or fact will warrant,... | |
 | 1838 - Страниц: 866
...trackless paths. " For ihns to man the voice of nature spake. Go, from the creatures thy instruction take, Learn of the little Nautilus to sail. Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale."— Pope. In fine calm weather when the bosom of the sea is unruffled, the Argonauta is said to have been... | |
 | Sharon Turner - 1839 - Страниц: 416
...302. * The arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough ; the worm to weave ; Learn of the little NAUTILUS to sail. Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. . Essay on Man, Ep. 3. Its animal Is a stepia or clio, and inhabit!) the Mediterranean and Indian seas.... | |
 | 1839 - Страниц: 384
...field ; Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.' Here for the present we must leave these delightful volumes, we shall however take an early opportunity... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1839 - Страниц: 322
...navigation owes its origin. A fine poet gives them the honour of being teachers to the mariner : " Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale." The Chama-Gigas, or the Giant-Clam, is the largest of all the testaceous tribes. Linna;us mentions... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1840 - Страниц: 334
...navigation owes its origin. A fine poet gives them the honor of being teachers to the mariner : — " Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.7* The Chama-Gigas, or the Giant-Clam, is the largest of all the testaceous tribes. Linnaeus mentions... | |
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Thy arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. 
