 A screech-owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers; nay, the voice of a cricket hath struck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is nothing so inconsiderable, which may not appear dreadful to an imagination that is filled...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 3201874Full view - About this book
 | 1773 - 394 lehte
...a man in love grow pale and lofe his appetite, upon the plucking of a merry-thought. A fcreech-owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers ; nay, the voice of a cricket huh ftruck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is noihing fo... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 lehte
...Man in Love grow pale and lofe his Appetite upon the plucking of a Merrythought. — A fcreech Owl at Midnight has alarmed a Family more than a Band of Robbers, and the Voice of a Cricket has flruck more Terror than the Roaring of a Lion. Nothing, he obferves,... | |
 | 1778 - 378 lehte
...feen a man in love grow pale ard lofe his appelite, upon the plucking of a merrythought. A fcreechowl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers ; nay, the voice of a cricket hath ftruck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is nothing... | |
 | 1789 - 508 lehte
...a man in love grow pale, and lofe his appetite, upon the plucking of a merry-thought, A fcreech-owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers ; nay, the voice of a cricket hath ftruck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is nothing... | |
 | 1803 - 434 lehte
...rest; and have seen a man in love grow pale and lose his appetite upon the plucking of a merry thought. A screech-owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers ; nay, the voice of a cricket hath struck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is nothing... | |
 | 1804 - 444 lehte
...a man in love grow pale, and lose his appetite upon the plucking of a merry thought. A screech mcl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers, and the voice of a cricket has struck more terror, than the roaring of a lion. Nothing, he observes,... | |
 | 1804 - 676 lehte
...seen a man in love grow pale and lose his appetite, upon the plucking of a merrythought. A sereech-owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers; nay, the voice of a ericket hath struck more terror than the roaring cf a lion. There is nothing so... | |
 | John Brand - 1810 - 508 lehte
...Man in Love grow pale 'and lose his Appetite upon the plucking of a Merrythought. — A screech Owl at Midnight has alarmed a Family more than a Band of Robbers, and the Voice of a Cricket * Mr. Gay, in his Pastoral Dirge, has preserved some of th* rural Prognostications... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 lehte
...and have seen a man in love grow pale, and lose his appetite, upon the plucking of a merrythought. A screech-owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers ; nay, the voice of » cricket hath struck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is nothing... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 lehte
...man in love, grow pale, and lose his appetite, upon the plucking of a merry-thought. A screech owl at midnight has alarmed a family more than a band of robbers: nay, the voice of a cricket hath struck more terror than the roaring of a lion. There is nothing so... | |
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