Now they are all on their knees," An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they were kneeling then. So fair... Selected Poems of Thomas Hardy - Pagina 124di Thomas Hardy - 1916 - 214 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 766 pagine
...despair is by no means triumphant in what is perhaps the most attractive of all Mr. Hardy's poems, The Oxen :— Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock,...on their knees," An elder said as we sat in a flock 238 OLD AND NEW MASTERS We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor... | |
| Samuel Claggett Chew - 1921 - 278 pagine
...charming bit of folkbelief is employed for a very different purpose in one of Hardy's most moving poems. "The Oxen": Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock....hearthside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they were kneeling then.... | |
| Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 pagine
...rain and ocean, breath and air; And oh, the luring thought of it Is prayer! 20 /.'/... G. Ntihardt. THE OXEN CHRISTMAS EVE, and twelve of the clock. "Now...we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. 4 We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1925 - 826 pagine
...glad confident Noels of Cammaerts. Its beautiful reverence places it outside the pale of criticism. ' Christmas Eve and twelve of the clock, Now they are...pictured the meek, mild creatures where They dwelt in a strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there, So fair a fancy few would weave In these years !... | |
| Roger Shattuck - 1997 - 388 pagine
...an ancient English folktale about farm animals kneeling in their stalls at midnight of the Nativity. Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock, "Now they...we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. It is puzzling that Hardy's poem omits the most arresting part of the tale. Any person who goes to... | |
| Ken Tate, Janice Tate - 2000 - 164 pagine
...read a poem by Thomas Hardy. I listened to his strong voice as he read: The Oxen Christmas Eve, and 12 of the clock. "Now they are all on their knees," An...in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us then To doubt they were kneeling there. So fair a fancy few would weave In these years! Yet, I feel... | |
| Ronald Carter, John McRae - 2001 - 598 pagine
...LANGUAGE NOTE Reading Hardy The Oxen Cbristmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. 'Now they are all on theit knees,' An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. 5 We pictured the meek mild cteatures where They dwelt in theit strawy pen. Nor did it occur to one... | |
| Martial Rose - 2003 - 202 pagine
...Letters (AK 12) 32. 'The Oxen' by Thomas Hardy Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. "Now they are on their knees," An elder said as we sat in a flock...They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to us there To doubt they were kneeling then. So fair a fancy few would weave In these yearsl Yet, I feel,... | |
| Geoffrey O'Brien, Billy Collins - 2007 - 778 pagine
...MAKEPEACE THACKERAY ENGLISH (1811-1863) THE ROUND The Oxen • ' Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. oO "Now they are all on their knees," An elder said as...the embers in hearthside ease. We pictured the meek and mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt... | |
| Lesley Whitehead - 2007 - 165 pagine
...thinks she has had. Hopefully no puppies on the way!! Only time will tell. Love from Lesley XXX 38 "Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. 'Now they...An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in fireside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it... | |
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