 | Shirley Hibberd - 1870 - 204 Seiten
...was to this characteristic of an ancient holly that Southey referred in his well-known lines — 0, reader ! hast thou ever stood to see The Holly tree...contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves, Ordered by an Intelligence so wise As might confound an atheist's sophistries. Below a circling fence... | |
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 156 Seiten
...hearts shall beat At the tale of your renown. POEMS WRITTEN FOR A CHILD (vide p. 107.) THE HOLLY TREE. 0 READER ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree...contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves, Ordered by an intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below a circling fence,... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 Seiten
...indefatigable student and writer, and is said to have destroyed more than he ever published. THE HOLLY TREE. OH Reader ! hast thou ever stood to see The Holly Tree?...contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves, Order^i by an Intelligence so wise, As might confound the Atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling... | |
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 152 Seiten
...hearts shall beat At the tale of your renown. POEMS WRITTEN FOR A CHILD (vide p. 107.) THE HOLLY TREE. 0 READER ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree...contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves, Ordered by an intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below a circling fence,... | |
 | 1873 - 182 Seiten
...HOLLY.— POBETHOITGHT. Southey has well depicted the peculiarity of the foli?e of this tree : — Oh Reader ! hast thou ever stood to see The Holly Tree...contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves, Ordered by an Intelligence so wise, As might confound the Atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling... | |
 | Christmas - 1872 - 234 Seiten
...safe from prying search, Strains offered only to the genial spring. THE HOLLY TREE. EGBERT SOUTH EY. 0 READER ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree...contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves, Ordered by an. intelligence so wise, As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling... | |
 | Kensington series - 1872 - 232 Seiten
...morals. or good and evil (L. TWoS, a manner). as-per'-i-ties, rough acts or manners (L. aspei; rough). 0 reader, hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree...that contemplates it well perceives Its glossy leaves Ordered by au intelligence so wise, As might confound the atheist's sophistries. * Robert Southey was... | |
 | 1873 - 296 Seiten
...a play-ground, that smiling garden By their little daughter's grave. Miis. RS GRKENOUGH. THE HOLL\ TREE. O READER ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly...contemplates it well, perceives Its glossy leaves Ordered by an intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling fence,... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 Seiten
...Breathes forth her hymn of praise. Robert Soui/iey.— Born 1774, Died 1843. 1215.— THE HOLLY TREE. Oh, Hood.— Born 1798, Died 1845. 1497.— THE DEATH-BED....her breathing thro' the night, Her breathing soft Order' d by an Intelligence so wise, As might confound the Atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 232 Seiten
...harsh re-serv'-ed, retiring, not frank fade'-less, not liable to fade per-chance', perhaps 0 Header ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree ? The eye,...contemplates it well, perceives Its glossy leaves, Ordered by an intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below a circling fence,... | |
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Below, a circling fence, its leaves are 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. 
