Wisely regardful of the' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping... The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and ... - Seite 175von Mrs. Loudon (Jane) - 1850 - 544 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James Thomson - 1793 - 300 Seiten
...thickets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
| James Thomson - 1800 - 302 Seiten
...fields, and thorny thickets , leaves His shivering mates , and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half- afraid , he first Against the window beats ;...brisk , alights On the warm hearth ; then , hopping o'er the floor , Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks , and starts , and wonders where he... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 340 Seiten
...fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is:... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 344 Seiten
...fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is:... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 320 Seiten
...thorny thickets, leaves His shiv'ring mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is:... | |
| James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 Seiten
...-leaves His shivering mate:-:, nnd pays to trusted Man His annual visit. H:iU'-.-.j'ruid. lie ih'it 250 Against the window beats, then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smilmg family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
| James Thomson - 1806 - 242 Seiten
...thickets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man , His anuual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is:... | |
| Cabinet - 1808 - 524 Seiten
...fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats, then,...brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
| James Thomson, Thomas Parnell - 1808 - 338 Seiten
...thorny thickets, leaves Uis shivering mates , and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid , he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then , hopping o'er the floor , Eyes all the smiling family askance , And pecks , and starts , and wonders where he... | |
| Henry Headley - 1810 - 236 Seiten
...doth monarchize ; But he, grim-grinning king*, , Who caitiffs scorns, and doth the blest surprise, Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
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