 | William Laxton - 1858 - 522 стор.
...so wretchedly Into small portions. When I wad a boy My belly was my sun-dial, one more hare, Trner, and more exact than any of them. This dial told me when 'twas proper tlmo To go to dinner, when I had aught to eat; But uow-n-daya, why, even when I have. I can't fall... | |
 | Titus Maccius Plautus - 1874 - 432 стор.
...name only of which remains, was not . written by Plautus. As to the fecond, it has been thought that To cut and hack my days fo wretchedly Into fmall portions...more fure, Truer, and more exact than any of them. 70 This dial told me when 'twas proper time To go to dinner, when I had aught to eatBut now-a-days,... | |
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1919 - 296 стор.
...days so wretchedly Into small portions! When I was a boy My stomach was my sun-dial, one more sure, Truer, and more exact than any of them, This dial told me when 'twas the proper time To go to dinner. The water-clock was brought into Rome a little later than the sun-dial,... | |
 | Michael R. Matthews - 2000 - 474 стор.
...my days so wretchedly Into small pieces! When I was a boy, My belly was my sun-dial - one more sure, Truer, and more exact than any of them. This dial...me when 'twas proper time To go to dinner, when I ought to eat; But, now-a-days, why even when I have, I can't fall to, unless the sun gives leave. The... | |
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twas proper time To go to dinner, when I ought to eat; But, now-a-days, why even when I have, I can't fall to, unless the sun gives leave. The town's so full of these confounded dials. 