 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pągines
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till,...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes its stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pągines
...hears, or thinks he hears^ The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dare not look. behind him, ^Till out of breath he overtakes...fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Hh That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, O'er some... | |
 | David Stewart Erskine (11th Earl of Buchan), David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan - 1812 - 418 pągines
...Sudden, he starts and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels. Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows, Wbo gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at dead... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pągines
...purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of.breath he-overtakes his fellows } Who gather round, and wonder at the...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. Upon the sloping cowslip-cover'd... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pągines
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some' new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell ?) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. Invidious Grave! how dost... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 pągines
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new open'd grave ; and (strange to tell f) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. ##**####* Invidious grave... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 pągines
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears. The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes hia stand O'er some new open'd grave ; and (strange to tell f) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. *********... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pągines
...purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dare not look behind htm.$ 'Till out of breath he ove--k-- his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder, at the...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new open'd grave ; and, strange to tell ! Evanishrs at crowing of the cock. The ne^ made widow too,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pągines
...hears, or thinks he hcars t The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dare not look behind him, 'Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; \Vho gather round, and wonder, at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at... | |
 | 1821 - 282 pągines
...Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels : Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till...That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some-new open'd grave : and, strange to tell ! Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made widow... | |
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And lightly tripping o'er the long flat stones (With nettles skirted, and with moss o'ergrown) That tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies,... 
