...foremost now delight to cleave, ?s With pliant arm, thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ? .10 While some on earnest business bent Their murm'ring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours that bring...

...a literal, prosaic, Cockney translation of the admired lines in Gray's Ode to Eton College : — " What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ] " A man shut up all his life in his shop, without anything to interest him from one year's end to...

...Todd, in a note to Sams. Agonist. (Milton, vol. iv. p. 410). Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave, ss With pliant arm, thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed...

...breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace,...ball ? While some, on earnest business bent, Their murmuring labors ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty, Some bold adventurers...

...breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green. The paths of pleasure trace,...ball ? While some, on earnest business bent, Their murmuring labors ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty, Some bold adventurers...

...breathe a second spring. Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace...ball ? While some, on earnest business bent, Their murmuring labours ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty : Some bold adventurers...

...breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green. The paths of pleasure trace,...ball ? While some, on earnest business bent, Their murmuring labors ply 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint • To sweeten liberty, Some bold...

...a second spring. Say, father Thames ! — for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace,...pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ?...

...breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race Disporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace,...pliant arm thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed, Or urge the flying ball ?...

...foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's...flying ball? While some on earnest business bent Their rnurm'ring laoours piy 'Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty : Some bold adventurers...