The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons... A Literary History of America - Seite 361von Barrett Wendell - 1900 - 574 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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| American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1893 - 482 Seiten
...couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter's fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider * simmered slow, The apples...basket stood . With nuts from brown October's wood." This vivid simplicity of description is generally recognized. Less obvious, I think, and less certainly... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 Seiten
...couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons* straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north-wind raved? Blow high, blow low, not... | |
| 1866 - 950 Seiten
...on Логл, ím).atient down the stanchion-rows The cattle shake their walnut howl. JWore the (ire, the mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered in a row." Speaking of the vanishing away of his family, in which alas! ve can too readily sympathize with him,... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 374 Seiten
...couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. 4. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north-wind raved ? Blow high, blow low,... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 Seiten
...couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. 4. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north-wind raved ? Blow high, blow low,... | |
| James Madison Watson - 1868 - 314 Seiten
...couchant ' tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddled feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. 6. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north wind raved ? Blow high, blow low,... | |
| 1868 - 1048 Seiten
...fall ; • And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons straggling feet The mug of elder simmered slow, The apples sputtered in a row, And,...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. What matter how the night behaved! What matter how the north-wind raved ! Blow high, blow low, not... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling w mountain-heads, Gilds the fleeces of the flocks,...me trees unnumbered rise, Beautiful in various dyes JOHN CRBENLEAF WHITTIM A DROP OF DEW. SEE how the orient dew, Shed from the bosom of the morn Into... | |
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