 There are a number of us creep Into this world, to eat and sleep; And know no reason why they 're born, But merely to consume the corn, Devour the cattle, fowl, and fish, And leave behind an empty dish.  Report - Page 222by New Hampshire. Department of Agriculture - 1895Full view - About this book
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...number of us creep Into this word, to eat and sleep ; And know no reason why they're born, But merely to consume the corn. Devour the cattle, fowl and fish, , And leave behind an empty dish : The crows and ravens do the same, Unlucky birds of li.iic'l'ul name ; Ravens or crows might nil their... | |
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 | Tracts - 1820 - 310 pages
...eat and sleep ; ""**r * And know no reason why they're born, $ut merely to consume the corn, N . ' Devour the cattle, fowl, and fish, And leave behind an empty dish. The crows and ravens do the same, Unlucky birds of hateful name ; Ravets and crows might fill their... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
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 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
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 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
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 | Joshua Leavitt - Readers - 1836 - 164 pages
...number of us creep Into this world, to eat and sleep ; And know no reason why we're bora, But merely to consume the corn, Devour the cattle, fowl and fish, And leave behind an empty dish : Though crows and ravens do the same, Unlucky birds of hateful name ; Ravens and crows might fill... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...number of us creep Into this world, to eat and sleep ; And know no reason why they 're born, But merely to consume the corn, Devour the cattle, fowl, and fish, And leave behind an empty dish. Though crows and ravens do the same, Unlucky birds of hateful name, Ravens or crows might, fill their... | |
 | 1847 - 490 pages
...this world, to eat and sleep ; And know no reason why they're born, But merely to consume the com, Devour the cattle, fowl, and fish, And leave behind an empty dish/ But I almost fear his thoughts dwell too much on the sustenance of his ' earthly tabernacle,' and that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...number of us creep Into this world, to eat and sleep ; And know no reason why they 're born But merely to consume the corn, Devour the cattle, fowl and fish, And leave behind an empty dish : Though crows and ravens do the same, Unlucky birds of hateful name ; Ravens or crows might fill their... | |
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