 Adam, well may we labour still to dress This garden, still to tend plant, herb, and flower, Our pleasant task enjoin'd ; but, till more hands Aid us, the work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint ; what we by day Lop overgrown, or prune, or...  Man's First Estate and High Revolt: A Poem in Two Parts - Page 158by Zenas Campbell - 1829 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literature - 1909 - 502 pages
...hands Aid us, the work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint : what we by day Lop overgrown, or prune, or prop, or bind, One night or two with wanton growth derides, Tending to wild. Thou, therefore, now advise, Or hear what to my mind first thoughts present.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Literary Collections - 1968 - 400 pages
...those From whom it sprung; impossible to mix With blessedness. vn. 56-59. What we by day Lop overgrown, or prune, or prop, or bind One night or two with wanton growth derides, Tending to wild. 1x. 2o9-12. The paths and bow'rs doubt not but our joint hands Will keep... | |
 | Jörn Dräger - 1971 - 306 pages
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