| William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...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, That with...strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True to his charge, the close-pack'd load behind, Yet careless what he brings,... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...breaths abroad Its gratitude, ajid thanks him with its sweets. WINTER EVENING, IN THE COUNTRY. HARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True to his charge, the close-pack'd load behind, Yet careless what he brings,... | |
| 1801 - 452 pages
...are delineated with an interesting sensibility. First attend to the arri'unl of the post-hoy : Hark ! tis the twanging horn, o'er yonder bridge. That with...Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her wrinkled face reflected bright; THE MONTHLY VISITOR. 333 He comes, the herald of a noisy xvorld, With... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK THE WINTER EVENING. IIARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...bright ; He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter" d boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflefted bright ;— He comes, the herald of a noisy world, 5' With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks...behind, Yet careless what he brings, his one concern Ts to conduft it to the destin'd inn ; 10. And, having dropp'd the expefted bag, pass on. He whistles... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...corporate. — The love of rural obiects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. I IA !» K ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...;— • He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. •... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...corporate. — The love of rural objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozea locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'eryonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry...noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and froaen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True to his charge, the close pack'd load... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...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, That with...strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True to his charge, the close-pack'd load behind, Yet careless what he brings,... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. JH. ARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wint'ry...strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True to his charge, the close pack'd load behind, Yet careless what he brings,... | |
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