 That tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round,...  The Ladies' Companion - Seite 3151861Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 Seiten
...God. — Bourne. The Cock crows and the morn grows on, When 'tis decreed I must be gone. — Butler. The tale Of horrid Apparition tall and ghastly That walks at dead of night, or takes bis stand O'er some new opened grave ; and, strange to tell ! Evanishes at crowing of the Cock. —... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at wer ; new-open'd grave; and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at erowing of the eoek. The new-made widow, too,... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 Seiten
...dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and, strange to tell ! Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made widow too... | |
 | 1830 - 368 Seiten
...absent, that he knew not what he had done. Yours, &c. LETTER IV. " Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand. O'er some new-open'd grave : and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at crowing of the cock." BLAIR'S Grave. DEAR FRIEND,... | |
 | James Lackington - 1827 - 368 Seiten
...absent, that he knew not what he had done. Yours, &c. LETTER IV. " Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand, O'er some new-open'd grave : and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock." BLAIR'S Grave. DEAR FRIEND,... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 Seiten
...not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition tall and ghastly, That...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and, strange to tell! Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made widow too, I've... | |
 | 1830 - 372 Seiten
...absent, that he knew not what he had done. Yours, &c. LETTER IV. " Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand, O'er some new-open'd grave : and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at crowing of the cock." BLAIU'S Grave. DEAR FRIEND,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 Seiten
...not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell f) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. FRIENDSHIP. INVIDIOUS... | |
 | 1831 - 472 Seiten
...The cock crowe, and the morn prows 'on, When 'tie decreed Д must be gone." — Butler. — — — The tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly. That walks at dead of night, or takes Ins stand O'er some new-opeu'd grave ; and, strange tu Evanishes at crowing of the e.aA.— l4air.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 442 Seiten
...be remembered: The cock crows, and the morn grows on, When 'tis decreed I must be gone — Butler. -The tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly,...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave : and, strange to tell, Evanishes at crowing of the cock. — Blair. Who can ever... | |
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