 The village matron, round the blazing hearth, Suspends the infant audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment! of witching rhymes, And evil spirits; of the death-bed call Of him who robb'd the widow, and devour'd The orphan's portion...  Essays on Practical Education - Page 280by Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Children - 1801 - 372 pages
...do not recollect how dearly these pleasures must be purchased by their votaries : cc ***** * finai1y by night " The village matron, round the blazing hearth,...the death-bed call " Of him who robbed the widow, anddevour'd " The orphan's portion ; of the unquiet souls " Ris'n from the grave to ease the heavy... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...Unmindful of the happy dress that stole The wishes of the youth, when every maid With envy pin'd. Hence finally by night, The village matron, round the blazing hearth, Suspends the infant-audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment ! of witching rhymes, And evil spirits ; of... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...dress that stole The wishes of the youth, when every maid With envy pin'd. Hence, finally, by night 5SS The village matron, round the blazing hearth, Suspends...witching rhymes, And evil spirits ; of the death-bed call To him who robb'd the widow, anddevour'd 260 The orphan's portion : of unquiet souls Ris'n from the... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1804 - 206 pages
...that stole • The wishes of the youth when ev'ry maid With envy pin'd. Hence, finally, by night 255 The village matron round the blazing hearth Suspends...And evil spirits ; of the deathbed call Of him who robb'd the widow, and devour'd 260 The orphan's portion ; of unquiet souls, Ris'n from the grave to... | |
 | John Walker - Names in the Bible - 1804 - 330 pages
...where he so finely describes the tales of horror related by the village matron to her infant audience Breathing astonishment ! of witching rhymes And evil spirits; of the death-bed call To him who robb'd the widow, and deyour'd The orphan's portion ; of unquiet souls Ris'n from the grave... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...Unmindful of the happy dress that stole The wishes of the youth , when ev'ry maid "With envy pin'd. Hence finally by night The village matron , round the blazing hearth , Suspends the infant-audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment! of witching rhymes, And evil spirits ; of the... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...wishes of the youth, when every maid: With envy pin'd. Hence finally by night • j The village-matron, round the blazing hearth,. Suspends the infant audience...with her tales, Breathing astonishment ! of witching rhknes, And evil spirits ; of the death-bed call Of him who robb'd the widow, and devour'd The orphan's... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1807 - 254 pages
...Hence, finally, by night 25S The village.matron, round the blazing hearth, Suspends the infant-audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment! of witching...evil spirits ; of the death-bed call / Of him who robb'd the widow, and devour'd S60 The orphan's portion ; of unquiet souls Risen from the grave to... | |
 | Mark Akenside, Thomas Park - 1808 - 358 pages
...Hence, finally, by night, The village-matron round the blazing hearth Suspends the infant-audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment! of witching rhymes, And evil spirits ; of the death-bed rall the mind, and the object never be remembered without those pleasing circumstances attending it;... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...Unmindful of the happy dress that stole The wishes of the youth, when every maid With envy pin'd. Hence, finally, by night The village matron, round the blazing hearth. Suspends the infant-audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment ! of witching rhymes, And evil spirits ; of... | |
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