 75 Had never left each other's side : The chimney to a steeple grown, The jack would not be left alone ; But, up against the steeple rear'd, Became a clock, and still adher'd ; 80 And still its love to houshold cares, By a shrill voice at noon, declares,...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 41by Jonathan Swift - 1801Full view - About this book
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, Had never left each other's side; The chimney to a...against the steeple rear'd, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice, at noon declares, Warning the cook-inaid... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, Had never left each other's side: The chimney to a...against the steeple rear'd, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice, at noon declares, Warning the cook-maid... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 352 pages
...slacken'd by some secret pow'r, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, Had never left each other's side : The chimney to...steeple grown, The jack would not be left alone, But, np against the steeple rear'd, Became a clock, and still atlher'd ; And still its love to household... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near ally'd, Had never left each other's side: The chimney to the are you then," said I, " If they two are in Heaven?"...maiden did reply," her pain ; And then she went away. ; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice at noon, declares, Warning the cook-maid... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near ally'd, Had never left each other's side : The chimney to...would not be left alone ; But, up against the steeple rear41, Became a clock, and still'adher'd ; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, Had never left each other's side : The chimney to...against the steeple rear'd, Became a clock, and still adhered; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice at noon, declares, Warning the cook-maid... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...slackened by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, ut-ar allied, Had never left each other's side ; The chimney to a steeple grown, The jack would not be left alone, Hut, up against the steeple reared, Became a clock, and still adhered : And still its love to household... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English poetry - 1833 - 386 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, Had never left each other's side; The chimney to a...against the steeple rear'd, Became a clock, and still adhered ; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice at noon, declares, Warning 1 the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 838 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, ye adhered ; And still its love to household cares, ■ By a shrill voice at noon, declares, Warning the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 844 pages
...slacken'd by some secret power, Now hardly moves an inch an hour. The jack and chimney, near allied, Had never left each other's side : The chimney to...would not be left alone ; But, up against the steeple rcar'd, Became a clock, and still adhered ; And still its love to household cares, By a shrill voice... | |
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