 tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist,...  Poems - Seite 88von William Cowper - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Geraldine Edith Mitton - 1905 - 416 Seiten
...— it proved, at all events, productive of greater regularity in the delivery of letters. " Hark ! Tis the twanging horn ! O'er yonder bridge That with...nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge the close packed load behind, Yet careless what he brings, his own concern Is to conduct it to the destined... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 716 Seiten
...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...Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her un wrinkled face reflected bright ;— 831 countries 1798*, 1800. 840 pleases . . . shocks 1785-1788.... | |
 | Alfred Ainger - 1905 - 436 Seiten
...every one knew and could cite Cowper's picture of the village postman, with his " twanging horn": — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered...locks, News from all nations lumbering at his back. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful. A description that is simply Shakspearian... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 948 Seiten
...1795 : — " Hark ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needless length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon...her unwrinkled face reflected bright, — He comes," etc. But the first edition is certainly right, as usual. It is the postman, not the horn, who comes... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 916 Seiten
...which the •;ul y editions are never to be trusted, ended in the following in 1795 : — " Hark ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needless length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright,... | |
 | WALTER HURT - 1907 - 432 Seiten
...faith, he'll prent it. — Burns. He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. — Cowper. An organization ostensibly designed for the promotion of feilowhood among the craft, and... | |
 | Andrew Lang, John Churton Collins - 1907 - 588 Seiten
...commemorated in The Dog and the WaterLily. One feature in the landscape has, unhappily, disappeared : — The bridge That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood. This, having become hopelessly dilapidated, was taken down in 1832. Continuing our walk, we pass through... | |
 | John Henry Fowler - 1908 - 156 Seiten
...Mail-Coaches were hardly set up ; but he has beautifully described the coming-in of the Post-Boy : Hark ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...reflected bright : He comes, the herald of a noisy world, 20 With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering at his... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 Seiten
...find the total of their hopes and fears 25 Dreams, empty dreams. THE ARRIVAL OF THE POST Hark! 't is the twanging horn! O'er yonder bridge, That with its...reflected bright, He comes, the herald of a noisy world, 5 With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumb'ring at his back.... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1908 - 562 Seiten
...their hopes and fears 25 Dreams, empty dreams. THE ARRIVAL OF THE POST Hark ! 't is the twanging horn I O'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful...reflected bright, He comes, the herald of a noisy world. 5 With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumb'ring at his back.... | |
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