 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...he starts, and hears, or tfi(tiki'\ve 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, Who gather found, ar.d wonder at the tale i > I ' * Of horrid apparition, tall a'ud ghastfy, ' Tha^'walks at'... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1802 - 160 pages
...1 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 (ellows; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...starts! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels: Full fast he flks, and dares not -look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; ' . i . Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, Who walks... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...ft.irts! and hears, or thinks he hears, The found of fomething purring at his heels, Full taft he Hies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his ftllows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and gh:i(tly, That walks... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...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...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes its stand O'er some new-opcn'd grave ; and (strange... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...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...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes bis stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and, strange... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1807 - 1014 pages
...starts, and heirs, or thinks be hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flics, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes bis fellows; Who gather round, and wonder at tbe tale Of horrid apparation, tnll and gbaîtlv. Thai... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...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...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand M2 O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...and hears, or thinks hejiears, The sound of something purring at his heel*, Full fast iiHli< ^, nud son 8 v- feliows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 pages
...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...and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition tall and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and (strange to... | |
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Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition tall and ghastly, 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... 
