 Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining...  The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry ... - Page 192by Lindley Murray - 1837 - 263 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands...his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent— PART n. c Did you admire ray lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands...the glow-worm by his spark; So, stooping down from haw thorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangued him thus,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 314 pages
...around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow-worm hy his spark ; So, stooping down from hawthorn top^ He...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he., As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...feel, as well he might, K v-' - -- • Tke keen demands of appetite ; ••'r;. ••'•.•! ; When, looking eagerly around, ". ., He spied far off,...upon the ground, , A something shining in the dark, , j . And knew the glow-worm by his spark ; So, stooping down from hawthorn top, _, .' He thought to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands of appetite ; ^hen, looking eagerly around, He spied far off, upon the ground, A something shining in the dark,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well be might, The keen demands of appetites When, looking eagerly around, He spied far off. upon...ground, A something shining in the dark, And knew the glow worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put him jn bis crop. 2-... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...tide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, Ihe keen demands of appetite; When, looking eageily around, He spied far off upon the ground', A something shining in the dank, And knew the glow worm by his spark I So, stooping down from hawthorn top, He thought to put... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to feel, as well he might, The keen demands...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent — Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, Began to .feel, as well he might, The keen demands...from hawthorn top, He thought to put him in his crop. 3. The worm aware of his intent, Harangued him thus, right eloquent — ' Did you admire my lamp,'... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 pages
...eagerly around, He spied tar off, upon the ground, A something shimng in ibe dark, And knew the glow worm by his spark. So, stooping down from hawthorn top,...put him in his crop. The worm, aware of his intent, Harangu'd him thus, right eloquent— ••Did you admire my lamp," quoth he, "As much as I your minstrelsy,... | |
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