Mr. Orator PUFF had two tones in his voice,
The one squeaking thus, and the other down so;
In each sentence he uttered he gave you your choice,
For one half was B alt, and the rest G below.
O! O! Orator Puff,
One voice for an orator ’s surely enough.
But he still talked away, spite of coughs and of frowns,
So distracting...
GOOD reader, if you e’er have seen,
When Phœbus hastens to his pillow,
The mermaids with their tresses green
Dancing upon the western billow;
If you have seen at twilight dim,
When the lone spirit’s vesper hymn
Floats wild along the winding shore,
The fairy train their ringlets weave
Glancing along the...
A májusi hold csupa láng ma, szivem,
lámpást visz a földi bogárka, szivem;
a bércek alatt
száz út csalogat,
mikor álom esőz a világra, szivem!
Ébredj, tündöklik az ég, gyönyöröm,
üdvünk sose volna elég, gyönyöröm,
s mert napja rövid
legjobb, ha kicsit
meglopjuk utána az éjt, gyönyöröm!
Már alszik a föld megigézve, szivem,...
