And in did come the strangest figure! His queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red, And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose hair, yet swarthy skin, No tuft on cheek nor beard... The Young and Field Literary Readers - Side 127av Ella Flagg Young, Walter Taylor Field - 1915Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sider
...queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red; And he himself was tall and thin; With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin : And light loose hair, yet swarthy skin: Ko tuft on cheek, nor beard on chin. Hut lips where smiles went out and in — There was no guessing... | |
| Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose...and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one : " It 's as my great-grandsire,... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 676 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose...and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one : " It's as my great-graudsire,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light,...and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin. And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire ; Quoth one, " It's as my great grandsire,... | |
| Thomas SHORTER - 1861 - 226 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose...swarthy skin, No tuft on cheek nor beard on chin, o But lips where smiles went out and in — There was no guessing his kith and kia ! And nobody could... | |
| Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow, and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes each like a pin, And light loose...and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one, ' It's as if my great-grandsire,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose...and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire : Quoth one : " It's as my greatrgrandsire,... | |
| Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose...and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire. Quoth one : " It's as my great-grandsire,... | |
| 302 sider
...long coat from heel to head, Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose...on cheek nor beard on chin. But lips where smiles wen' out and in — There was no guessing his kith and kin ! And nobody could enough admire The tall... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 sider
...long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red ; And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose hair, yet swarthy skin, No tuft on check nor beard on chin, But lips where smiles went out and in — There was no guessing his kith and... | |
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