 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...  The Poetical Works of James Russel Lowell - Page 146by James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 406 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1866 - 924 pages
...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 úms tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and...and preaching ; His 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... | |
 | 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...and preaching ; His 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... | |
 | American literature - 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
...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 alone, spite...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 - American literature - 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 - 336 pages
...or yonr 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 alone, spite...and preaching; His 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... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 330 pages
...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 alone, spite...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
...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 alone, spite...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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