 | 1866 - 924 pages
...Critics," he makes Apollo say : — " There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb, With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulderd, But he can't with that bundle he ha? on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er... | |
 | 1891 - 850 pages
...nine-and-tweoty he says : — There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb, With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and ooulders, But be can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er... | |
 | 1854 - 524 pages
...— " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of śms tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, At the head... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1854 - 520 pages
...whole bale of ism* tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and bonlders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, At the head... | |
 | 1854 - 604 pages
...who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of ismi tied together in rhyme ; He might get oii alone, spite of brambles and boulders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders ; The lop of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing and... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1856 - 112 pages
...the laugh, friends and foes. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on...come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'tvvixt singing and preaching ; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme : ss * The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching...learns the distinction 'twixt singing and preaching.' The 'preaching' is indeed very tiresome in numerous examples; especially when both text and sermon... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 328 pages
...your own or your foes'. • " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drunl of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, " There... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 330 pages
...your own or your lyric foes'. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on...The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singiirg... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 102 pages
...the laugh, friends and foes. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on...he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders, "he top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing... | |
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There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders, The top of the hill he will ne'er come... 
