 Below, a circling fence, its leaves arc seen Wrinkled and keen ; No grazing cattle through their prickly round Can reach to wound ; But as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarm'd the pointless leaves appear. 3. 1 love to view these things...  The poetical works of Robert Southey - Seite 129von Robert Southey - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1848 - 124 Seiten
...might confound the atheist's sophistries. Its glossy leaves, Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle, through...as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves appear. 1 love to view these things with curious eyes, And in this wisdom... | |
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 Seiten
...might confound the Atheist's sophistries. Its glossy leaves, Below a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle, through...as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves appear. 1 love to view these things with curious eyes, And moralize :... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1849 - 290 Seiten
...intelligence so wise As might confound the Atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle through...fear, Smooth and unarm'd the pointless leaves appear. I love to view these things with curious eyes, And moralize; And in the wisdom of the Holly Tree Can... | |
 | 1849 - 504 Seiten
...hereupon. " Below," says he, " Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen. Wrinkled and keen : No grating cattle through their prickly round Can reach to wound...fear, Smooth and unarm'd the pointless leaves appear." What is this but an iteration of the fine old truth that " God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb"... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 Seiten
...Intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle, through...fear, Smooth and unarm'd the pointless leaves appear. 1 love to view these things with curious eyes, And moralise: And in this wisdom of the holly tree Can... | |
 | 1850 - 600 Seiten
...necessary, they are found to be perfectly smooth. Southey says : 1 BELOW, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen ; No grazing cattle through...as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves appear/ We have thus briefly and imperfectly, noticed the distinctions... | |
 | Sketches - 1851 - 396 Seiten
...might confound the atheist's sophistries. Its glossy leaves " Below a circling fence its leaves are seen, Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle through...as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed, the pointless leaves appear. " I love to view these things with curious eyes, And moralize:... | |
 | George Taylor - 1851 - 302 Seiten
...necessary, they are found to be perfectly smooth. Southey says: " Below., a circling fence, its leaves are seen, Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle through...as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves appear." " Oftentimes we see some herb which has flowered in the midst... | |
 | 1851 - 216 Seiten
...intelligence so wise, As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below, a cireling fence, its leaves are 'Seen, Wrinkled and keen ; No grazing cattle, through...as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarmed the pointless leaves appear. I love to view these things with curious eyes, And moralize: And... | |
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