 | Kate Gordon (of Fyvie.) - 1866 - 258 pages
...A favourite. 4. One of the three Gorgons. 5. A seaport of Syria. 6. A town of Ireland. CL. " THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness...Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too " " Little inmate, full of mirth, Chirping on my kitchen hearth ; Wheresoe'er be thine abode, Always... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1866 - 720 pages
...thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. II.— THE JACKDAW. THEEE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A i;reat frequenter of the church, Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the... | |
 | James Cundall - 1866 - 554 pages
...frequenting old church towers, turrets, Ac., and not unfrequently fraternising with the rook — " A great frequenter of the Church, Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch, And dormitory too." — COWPKR. It was stated at the time York Minster was partly destroyed t,hat the fire had been considerably... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - English poetry - 1867 - 410 pages
...at the door, And taught him never to come there no more. William Cmupei: CCCLXVI. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; Lyra Elegantiarum. A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory... | |
 | A. P. A. - Acrostics - 1869 - 226 pages
...Apollo by night — Bang the field-piece, twang the lyre." " Put it down a wee, my Lord." 1. "There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...bishop-like, he finds a perch, And dormitory too." 2. " Ah ! may'st thou ever be what now thou art, Nor unbeseem the promise of thy spring ; As fair in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 332 pages
...years are spent In repining discontent, Lives not, aged though he be, Half a span compared with thee. THE JACKDAW. HERE is a bird who by his coat, And by...a crow ; , A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop -like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and... | |
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 152 pages
...faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity. POPU. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird, who, by his coat, And by the hoarseness...up, your brains begin to swim ; Tis in the clouds 1 that pleases him, He chooses it the rather. You think, perhaps, he sils and muses On future broken... | |
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 156 pages
...faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity. Porn. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird, who, by his coat, And by the hoarseness...weather. Look up, your brains begin to swim ; 'Tis in tho clouds ! that pleases him, He chooses it the rather. You think, perhaps, he sits and muses On future... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1870 - 574 pages
...thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird who, by his coat And by the hoarseness of...church, Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch, And donitttorj too. Above the steeple shines a plat«, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point... | |
 | American literature - 1886 - 994 pages
...into hendecasyllabics, and whose delightful " Cornicula " Cowper translated as delightfully: " There is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow," etc. Cowper's publisher Johnson, the Johnson of the " Olney Hymns " and of Darwin's " Botanic Garden,"... | |
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THEBE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. 
