 | Thomas Francis O'Rahilly - 1916 - 90 pages
...Better far than praise of men 'Tis to sit with book and pen; Pangur bears me no ill-will, He, too, plies his simple skill. 'Tis a merry thing to see At our...Oftentimes my keen thought set Takes a meaning in its net. xii. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye Full and fierce and sharp and sly; 'Gainst the wall of knowledge... | |
 | Eileen Power - 1922 - 770 pages
...Better far than praise of men 'Tis to sit with book and pen; Pangur bears me no ill-will, He, too, plies his simple skill. 'Tis a merry thing to see At our...set Takes a meaning in its net. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye Full and fierce and sharp and sly; 'Gainst the wall of knowledge I All my little wisdom... | |
 | Helen Wodehouse - 1924 - 250 pages
...far than praise of men 'Tis to sit with book and pen ; Pangur bears me no ill-will, He, too, plies his simple skill. 'Tis a merry thing to see At our...set Takes a meaning in its net. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye Full and fierce and sharp and sly ; 'Gainst the wall of knowledge I All my little wisdom... | |
 | Helen Wodehouse - 1925 - 294 pages
...'Tis to sit with book and pen ; Pangur bears me no ill-will, He, too, plies his simple skill. 'Tia a merry thing to see At our tasks how glad are we,...set Takes a meaning in its net. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye Full and fierce and sharp and sly ; 'Gainst the wall of knowledge I All my little wisdom... | |
 | Helen Waddell - 1927 - 344 pages
...Ban my cat, Tis a like task we are at : Hunting mice is his delight, Hunting words I sit all night. " 'Tis a merry thing to see At our tasks how glad are...at home we sit and find Entertainment to our mind. " "Gainst the wall he sets his eye, Full and fierce and sharp and sly ; 'Gainst the wall of knowledge... | |
 | Marjorie Rowling - 1973 - 228 pages
...Ban my cat 'Tis a like task we are at, Hunting mice is his delight, Hunting words I sit all night. 'Tis a merry thing to see, At our tasks how glad are...at home we sit and find, Entertainment to our mind. ' Gainst the wall he sets his eye, Full and fierce and sharp and sly, 'Gainst the wall of knowledge,... | |
 | Janet Egleson Dunleavy, Gareth W. Dunleavy - 1991 - 501 pages
...sturdy figure hunched over three sheets of blue four-by-sixinch notepaper, his rounded back to the door. 'Tis a merry thing to see At our tasks how glad are...at home we sit and find Entertainment to our mind. Less able to find time to entertain his imagination since taking office as president, Hyde delighted... | |
 | Josef L. Altholz - 2000 - 164 pages
...Better far than praise of men 'Tis to sit with book and pen; Pangur bears me no ill will, He too plies his simple skill. 'Tis a merry thing to see At our...at home we sit and find Entertainment to our mind. 3 Oftentimes a mouse will stray In the hero Pangur's way; Oftentimes my keen thought set Take a meaning... | |
 | Ted Olsen - 2003 - 200 pages
...of various teachers and apply themselves to study.' BEDE, A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH AND PEOPLE 'tis a merry thing to see at our tasks how glad are...at home we sit and find entertainment to our mind. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye full and fierce and sharp and sly; 'gainst the wall of knowledge I... | |
 | Marion Halligan - 2004 - 348 pages
...praise of men 'Tis to sit with book and pen; Pangur bears me no ill will He too plies his simple skill. Oftentimes a mouse will stray In the hero Pangur's way. Oftentimes my keen thought's set Takes a meaning in its net. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye Full and fierce and sharp... | |
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