 Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Pàgina 162per Henry Headley - 1787 - 198 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1750 - 372 pàgines
...thorny thickets, leaves His fhivering mates, and pays to trafted man His annual vifit. Half-afraid, he firft Againft the window beats ; then, brifk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the flodr, Eyes all the fmiling family afkance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is; Till more... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 pàgines
...245 The red-breaft, facred to the houfhold gods, Wifely regardful of th' embroiling Iky, In joylefs fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His fhivering...hearth ; then hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the failing family afkance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is: • Till more familiar grown,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pàgines
...leaves Mis fhivering mates, and pays to trufted Man His annual vifit. Half-afraid, he firft 250- • Againft the window beats ; then, brifk, alights On the. warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, I 3 Eyes. Eyes all the fmiling family afkance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is : 'Till... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pàgines
...to trufted Man His annual vifit. Half-afraid, he firft, 2$o Againft the window beats ; then, briflc, alights On the warm hearth'; then, hopping o'er the...afkance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is r 'Till more familiar grown, the table-crumbs 255 Attraa his flender feet. The foodlefs wilds Pour... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 530 pàgines
...houfhold gods, Wifely regardful of th' embroiling fky, * In his Seafons, vide Winter, line 246. In joylefs fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His fhivering...hopping o'er the 'floor, Eyes all the fmiling family afltance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is : 'Till more familiar grown, the table-crumbs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 274 pàgines
...mates, and pays to trufted man lis annual vifit. Half -afraid, he firit z50 VOL. I. M Agamlt Agamft the window beats ; then, brifk, alights On the warm...hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, 'Eyes all the finiling family afkance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is : Till, more familiar grown,... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 pàgines
...thickets leaves His mivering mates, and pays to trafted Man His annual vifit. Half-afraid, he firft 250 Againft the window beats, then, brifk, alights On...the floor, Eyes all the fmiling family afkance, And pceki, and ftarts, and wonders where he is! Till more familiar grown, the table-crumhs 255 Attraft... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 pàgines
...thickets, leaves His drivering mates, and pays to trufted man His annual.vifit. Half-afraid, he firft 250 Againft the. window beats ; then, brifk, alights On...hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor. Eyes all the ftniling family afkance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is : Till, more familiar grown,... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1793 - 308 pàgines
...pays to trufted Man His annual vifit. Half-afraid, he firft Againft the window beats; then, bri(k, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the fmiling family aikance, And pecks, and ftarts, and wonders where he is : Till more familiar grown, the .table-crumbs... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pàgines
...to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is : Till more familiar grown,... | |
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