 Had cheer'd 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 Easy Road to Reading: Second-[third] reader - Side 204af Carrie Josephine Smith - 1917Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 sider
...GLOW-WORM. A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheered the village with a song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began...appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far olf, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark ; So, stooping... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 sider
...1780. A Nightingale, that all day long Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when even-tide was ended, Began...from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 366 sider
...COWPER.] A NIGHTINGALE, that, all day long, Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began...from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The WORM, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent : — " Did you admire my lamp,"... | |
 | 1832 - 298 sider
..." A nightingale, that all day long Had cheered the village with his song, Nor yet at eve liis note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began...glow-worm, by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn lop, He thought to put him in his crop. The wonn, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus quite eloquent... | |
 | Epictetus, Samuel Croxall, John Gay, William Cowper, Alexander Pope, Jean de La Fontaine, Ignacy Krasicki, James Merrick, Charles Denis, John Tapner - 1832 - 388 sider
...COWPKR.J A NIGHTINGALE, that, all day long, Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began...in the dark, And knew the GLOW-WORM, by his spark ; NIGHTINGALE AND GLOWWORM. 183 So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1832 - 260 sider
...Glowworm. A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, » Began...spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in Ihe dark, And knew the glow-worm by his spark; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put... | |
 | 1832 - 406 sider
...Had chcer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his nute suspended, Nor yet when eventide w»s ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, lie spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm by his... | |
 | Anne Parker - 1835 - 302 sider
...wonder if you find that none Prefers your eyesight to his own." THE GLOW-WORM AND THE NIGHTINGALE. A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheered the village...the Glow-worm by his spark; So, stooping down from hawthorn-top, He thought to put him in his crop; The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 sider
...GLOW-WORM A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began...from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — " Did you admire my lamp," quoth... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 sider
...nightingale.] A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began...feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; 2 H When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,... | |
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