 | G. Garratt - 1856 - 288 lehte
...And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight, They imitate the gliding kite ; Or seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball, 'Twill surely rain." Man's system,... | |
 | 1857 - 498 lehte
...on grass to feast ; And sec yon rooks, how odd their Might ! They imitate the gliding kite, Or seen precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing...surely rain— I see with sorrow, Our jaunt must be put o£f to-morrow. THE HAPPY HOUR. QUITE TIRED OUT. You undertake to make a person so tiro a, by attempting... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1857 - 394 lehte
...sharp he sings! 4. Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws, Sits wiping o'er her whiskered jaws. —' Twill surely rain; I see with sorrow Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow. 3. AFFINITY. 1. SOME water and oil one day had a broil, As down in a glass they were dropping, And... | |
 | W. J. Lake - 1857 - 176 lehte
...proving t'>« space a vacuum. " The hollow winds begin to blow. The clouds look black, the glass is low ; 'Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow." Compare this with the common error, that in foggy weather the air is heaviest, and that the heavy air... | |
 | W. J. Lake - 1858 - 182 lehte
...proving t)' space a vacuum. " The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look black, the glass is low ; "Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow." Compare this with the common error, that in foggy weather the air is heaviest, and that the heavy air... | |
 | Lady Caroline Catharine Wilkinson - 1858 - 506 lehte
..."Warning the swain to sheltering bower, From humid air secure." Or, " Closed is the pink-eyed pimpernel : 'Twill surely rain !— I see with sorrow Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow." All proclaim the familiar fact of the closing and expanding of this little flower, caused by the dryness... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 lehte
...alter'd is his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast. Behold the rooks, how odd their 8ight They imitate the gliding kite, And seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball . The tender colts on back do lie, Nor heed the traveller passing.by. In fiery red the sun doth rise,... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - 1860 - 284 lehte
...on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks ! How odd their flight ! They imitate the shifting kite ; Or seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing...with sorrow, Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow. CHAPTER I., p. 8. "Abroad, the commercial enterprise oftlie Scotch founds colonies, discovers islands,... | |
 | 1861 - 356 lehte
...And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, ao altered in his taste, Quite mutton bones on grass to feast. And see yon rooks, how odd their flight ! They imitate the gliding kite, Or seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball : 'Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow,... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 lehte
...blackbird's voice is shrill. My dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton-bones on grass to feast ; And sec yon rooks, how odd their flight, They imitate the...with sorrow, Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow. E. Jenner XXVII HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris,... | |
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Quits mutton-bones on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight, They imitate the gliding kite, And seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball. 'Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow, Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow. 
