And nimbly catch the incautious flies. The glowworms, numerous and bright, Illumed the dewy dell last night. At dusk the squalid toad was seen. Hopping and crawling o'er the green : The whirling wind, the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays ; The... Merry's Museum - Seite 1871843Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1866 - 216 Seiten
...fishes rise, And nimbly catch the incautious flies. The glowworms num'rous, clear and bright, Illumed the dewy hill last night. At dusk the squalid toad...wind the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. 'Shefroff has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest. The sky is green, the air is... | |
| 1864 - 76 Seiten
...a dingy suit is dressed. The leech, disturbed, is newly risen, Quite to the sumniit of his prison. The whirling wind the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton bones, en grass to feast, And ses yon rooks, how odd... | |
| John Charles Atkinson - 1867 - 160 Seiten
...fishes rise, And nimbly catch the incautious flies. The glow-worms, numerous, clear and bright, Illum'd the dewy hill last night. At dusk, the squalid toad...has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest. The sky is green, — the air is still, — The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill. The dog,... | |
| Andrew Steinmetz - 1867 - 460 Seiten
...fishes rise, And nimbly catch the incautious^/fo"es. The glowworms num'rous, clear and bright, Illumed the dewy hill last night. At dusk the squalid toad...wind the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. The/roj has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest. The sky is green, the air is still,... | |
| 1867 - 530 Seiten
...and bright, Illumed the dewy dell last night. At dusk the squalid toad was seen, Hopping and crawling o'er the green ; The whirling wind the dust obeys,...has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest. Though June, the air is cold and still ; The yellow blackbird's voice is shrill. My dog, so... | |
| Edward Clarke Lowe - 1868 - 186 Seiten
...and bright, Illumed the dewy dell last night. At dusk the squalid toad was seen, Hopping and crawling o'er the green ; The whirling wind the dust obeys,...has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is dressed. Though June, the air is cold and still, The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill. My dog, so... | |
| John Timbs - 1869 - 374 Seiten
...fishes rise, And nimbly catch th' incautious flies. The glowworms num'rous, clear, and bright, Illum'd the dewy hill last night. At dusk, the squalid toad...dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. The frog has chang'd his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest. The sky is green, the air is still, The mellow... | |
| Thomas Belden Butler - 1870 - 446 Seiten
...in a dingy suit Is dress'd. The leech, disturbed, is newly risen Quite to the summit of his prison. The whirling wind the dust obeys And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton bones, on grass to feast; And see yon rooks, how odd... | |
| New Hampshire. Department of Agriculture - 1880 - 582 Seiten
...fishes rise, And nimbly catch the incautious flies. The glow-worms numerous, clear and bright, Illumed the dewy hill last night. At dusk the squalid toad was seen Like quadruped, stalk on the green. The whirling wind, the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. The frog has changed... | |
| George Rhett Cathcart - 1871 - 200 Seiten
...whiskered jaws ; Through the clear stream the fishes rise, And nimbly catch the incautious flies ; The frog has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest ; My dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, — on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks,... | |
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