 tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist,...  Poems - Side 88av William Cowper - 1806Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 sider
...with it's wearisome bnt needfnl length Bestrides the wmtry Hood, in which the moon Sees her nnwrinkled face reflected bright; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frown locks ; Uews from all natious lnmb'ring at his back. Trne... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 sider
...attinguishe4. THE TASK. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry...;— He comes, the herald of a noisy world, . -. With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | 1857 - 878 sider
...church-tower rising up into the moonlight, the black trees, crisp and colourless, with every twig defined, — "The wintry flood in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ;" the entire atmosphere so frosty, sharp, and distinct,— are as real as they are fine ; and it must... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 sider
...Winter — The rural Amusements of a Winter Evening compared with fashionable ones. FROM BOOK IV. HARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | William Cowper - 1819 - 306 sider
...natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. ,. J THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright; — Me comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozeh locks;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 sider
...natural Ui all, and never to be totally extinguished. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder V;idg& That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood ; in which the -noon Sees her unwrinkled lace reflected bright .He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 sider
...natural lo all, and never lo be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...the herald of a noisy world, 'With spattered boots, strapt waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 278 sider
...twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintery flood, in which the Moon Sees her unwrinkled face...; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and froien locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | 1821 - 676 sider
...first object I encountered, on which Cowper has stamped immortality — " Yonder bridge, That vrith its wearisome, but needful length. Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkl'd face reflected bright." This bridge is, in fact, the turnpike road over a considerable extent... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 sider
...With modest grandeur in thy purple vest, Resplendent less, but of an ampler round. THE POST-BOY. Hark! 'Tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...the herald of a noisy world ! With spattered boots, strapt waist, and ragged locks, News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the... | |
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