 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pàgines
...alone, 245 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, Jn joyless fields and thorny thickets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pàgines
...assigns them. One aioue, The red-hreast, sacred to the houshold gods, Wisely regardful of th' emhroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves...shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window heats; then, hrisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping... | |
 | Maria Riddell - 1803 - 286 pàgines
...The red-lreast, sacred to the household godst " Wisely regardful of th' embroiling iky, " In joy less fields and thorny thickets leaves " His shivering...mates, and pays to trusted Man " His annual visit." THOMSON'S SEASOKS. WELCOME, sweet bird, that from the leafless grove Now seek'st a refuge in my lowly... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pàgines
...assigns them. One alone, 845 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets...His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man , His anuual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 238 pàgines
...household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thirkets, leave His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first ' MADRIGAL. thoughts hold mortal strife, I do detest my life, And with lamenting cries Peace to my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pàgines
...red-bre.ist, sacred tu the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky. In joyless lielils, 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1811 - 182 pàgines
...Providence assigns them. One alone, The red breast, sacred to the honsehold gods, Wisely regardfnl of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trnsted man His annaal visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights... | |
 | James Thomson - 1813 - 346 pàgines
...assigns them. One alone, 245 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets...shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then,... | |
 | James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 pàgines
...crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One alone, The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fieldb and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man Hfc annual visit. Half... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pàgines
...our fire. sides. Thomson * has prettily described the annual visits of this guest ; The red. breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of...the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm earth ; then hopping o'er the floor Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks and starts, and... | |
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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... 
