 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 spattered boots, strapped waist,...  The Table Book - Pagina 61di William Hone - 1827Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pagine
...bodies corporate.— The love of rural objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge,...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... | |
 | 1829 - 506 pagine
...globe and its concerns, I seem advanced To some secure and more than mortal height, That lib'rates and exempts us from them all. This is an agreeable...wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pagine
...objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge,...wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pagine
...natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. H ARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pagine
...The love of rural objects natural to all, ami never to be totally extinguished. •/ HARK ! 'tisthc 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 ef a noisy... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagine
...all. Te, therefore, who love mercy, teach your sons To love it too. [from The Task.] THE POST-BOY. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn ! o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needless length Bestrides the wintry flood; in which the moon Sees her unwrlnkled face reflected bright:... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 924 pagine
...globe and its concerns, I seem advanced To some secare and more than mortal height, That lib'rates and exempts us from them all. This is an agreeable...the bearer of the newspaper. Hark! 'tis the twanging hon» o'er yonder bridge. That with it« wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1835 - 908 pagine
...deposited. The document contained a description of the late bridge, celebrated by the poet of Olney : " Hark, 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That,...wearisome but needful length, Bestrides the wintry flood." A large concourse of persons assembled ; and stationed up and down among the works, they formed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pagine
...bodies corporate. — The love of rural objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn ! o'er yonder bridge,...wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright, 1 He comes, the herald of a noisy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 pagine
...She is not profuse in professions, nor forward to enter into treaties of friendship with new faces, * Hark! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That...wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright. The Task, Book 4th. but when her... | |
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