 Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Seite 106von Henry Headley - 1810Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...-leaves His shivering mate:-:, nnd pays to trusted Man His annual visit. H:iU'-.-.j'ruid. lie ih'it 250 Against the window beats, then, brisk, alights On...hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smilmg family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is ! Till more familiar grown, the... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 Seiten
...visit pays : now to the dome, Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth, and, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family,...grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet.] The foodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants; the bare, Tho' timorous of heart, and hard beset... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 Seiten
...thickets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man , His anuual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On...wonders where he is: Till more familiar grown, the table crumbs 255 Attract his slender feet. The foodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants. The... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1806 - 416 Seiten
...Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth, and, hopping o'er the floor,Eyes all the smiling family, askance, And pecks and starts...grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet.] The foodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants; the hare, Tho' timorous of heart, and hard beset... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 Seiten
...thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats, then, brisk, alights On...grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet. The foodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants. The hare, Though timorous of heart, and hard... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Parnell - 1808 - 338 Seiten
...thickets, leaves Uis shivering mates , and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid , he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On...grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet. The foodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants. The hare , Tho' timorous of heart , and hard... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 Seiten
...JfiMfraid, he fint Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then,hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance,...wonders where he is; Till more familiar grown, the table-crmnbs Attract his slender feet. The fbodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants. The hare,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 Seiten
...alights (hi the warm heavth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askaner, - And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is: . \ Till more familiar grown, the table crumbs ', Attract bis slender feet. The fondles* wilds ; Pour forth their brown inhabitants.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 Seiten
...thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On...grown, the table-crumbs Attract his slender feet. The foodless wilds Pour forth their brown inhabitants. The hare, Thougtj timorous of heart, and hard... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 Seiten
...thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit Half-afraid he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Kyes all the smiling family askance. And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is : Till more familiar... | |
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