 Had cheered the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Side 176av William Cowper - 1908 - 536 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 sider
...spied far off upon the ground', A something shining in the dank, And knew the glow worm by his spark I So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harrangu'd him thus right eloquent : " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, <; As much as 1 your minstrelsy,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 sider
...ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas the selfsame Power Divine Taught you to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 sider
...ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 sider
...Began to .feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite; When, looking eagerly around, . He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. 3. The worm aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — ' Did you admire my lamp,'... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 sider
...eagerly around, He spied tar off, upon the ground, A something shimng in ibe dark, And knew the glow worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top,...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent— ••Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, "As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 sider
...ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground A something shining...admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, Yon would abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song; For 'twas the self-same Power divine... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 sider
...ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — "Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 sider
...ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — " Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, " As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 sider
...looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something .shining in the dark, And knew me glow-worm by his spark ; So stooping down from hawthorn...thus, right eloquent— Did you admire my lamp, quoth be, As much as I your minstrelsy. You would abhor to do me wrong. As much as I to spoil your song ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 308 sider
...hawthorn top, He thought to put him m his crop. 2. The worm aware of his intent, Hanngued him lhus, right eloquent.—- " Did you admire my lamp" quoth...abhor to do me wrong, As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the self-s:tme pow'r divine, Taught you to sing, and m« to shin* ; That you with ruusir,... | |
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