 THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishoplike he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate...  Field and Forest - Page 1131877Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 lehte
...humbler thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. ii. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 lehte
...humbler thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. II. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a p'erch, And dormitory too. Above the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 lehte
...Cornicula, pennas, Qui sic hnmanis rebus abesse velit. II. THE JACKDAW. TRANSLATION OF THE FOREGOING. TH ERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 314 lehte
...pennas, Qui sic humanis rebus abesse velit. II. THE JACKDAW. TRANSLATION OP THE FOREGOING I. There in a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be suppos'da crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - 1820 - 332 lehte
...this morning, by repeating Cowper's pleasant little piece of the Jackdaw, which I had by heart. I. " There is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A great frequenter of the church, When bishop-like he finds a perch And dormitory too. II. Above... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 lehte
...crocitatIlle tibi Invideat, felix Cornicula, pennas, II. THE JACKDAW. Translation of the Foregoing. I. THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; A great frequenter of the church. Where bishop-Tike he finds a perch, And dormitory too. II. Above... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 lehte
...Cornicula, pennas, Qui sic humanis rebus abesse velit. 219 II.— THE JACKDAW. TRANSLATION OF THE FOREGOING. THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 lehte
...humbler thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. II. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishoplike he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 lehte
...Cornicula, pennas, üui sic humanis rebus abesse velit. II.— THE JACKDAW. Tranilation of the foregoing. THERE is a bird, who by his coat. And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A ertat frequenter of the church, Where, bishop.like, he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 lehte
...Cornicula, pennas, Qui sic humanis rebus abesse velit. II. THE JACKDAW. TBAHStATION OF THE FOBEGOING. L THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finda a perch, And dormitory too. JI. Above... | |
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