 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...under these lines I will place one of the most justly-admired stanzas of the " Babes in the Wood : " " These pretty babes with hand in hand Went wandering up and down ; But never more they saw the man Approaching from the town." In both these stanzas the words, and the order of the... | |
 | James Montgomery - Literature - 1840 - 340 pages
...bring them bread, for which they were crying : — " These pretty babes, with hand in hand, Did wander up and down, But never more could see the man, Approaching from the town !" These are lines which none but a poet by nature could make, and they are such lines as make poets.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1840 - 370 pages
...let us place one of the most justly-admired stanzas of the "Babes in the Wood." ' These pretty Bahes with hand in hand Went wandering up and down ; But never more they saw the Man Approaching from the Town.' In both these stanzas the words, and the order of the... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1841 - 440 pages
...town. The verses which intimate their distressful wanderings are the most touching in our language : " These pretty babes with hand in hand Went wandering...town. Their pretty lips with blackberries Were all besmear'd and dyed ; ' And when they saw the darksome night, They sat them down and cried. Thus wander'd... | |
 | Childhood - 1841 - 384 pages
...quoth he, " I '11 bring you bread, These pretty babes, with hand-in-hand, Went wandering up and downe ; But never more could see the man Approaching from the town. Their prettye lippes with blackberries Were all besmeared and dyed, And when they saw the darksome night,... | |
 | Boy - 1842 - 250 pages
...much gentleness in it. What child can hear the following words without feeling pity and compassion ! " These pretty babes, with hand in hand, Went wandering...could see the man Approaching from the town. " Their little lips, with blackberries, Were all besmear'd and dyed, And when they saw the darksome night,... | |
 | Charles Waterton - Birds - 1844 - 380 pages
...; apd he is described as bringing leaves in his mouth, and covering their dead bodies with them. " Their pretty lips with black-berries Were all besmeared...dyed ; And when they saw the darksome night, They laid them down and cried. " No bnrial these pretty babes Of any man receives, Till robin-redbreast,... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1844 - 408 pages
...leaves in his mouth, and covering their dead bodies with them. " Their pretty lips with black-herries Were all besmeared and dyed ; And when they saw the darksome night, They laid them down and cried. " No hurial these pretty bahes Of any man receives. Till robin-redbreast,... | |
 | Thomas Kibble Hervey - Christmas - 1845 - 436 pages
...saft and narrow ; Since my love died for me to-day, I'll die for him to-morrow ;"— or, how the " Pretty babes, with hand in hand, Went wandering up and down ; But never more could see the man, Returning from the town," — or how " there came a ghost to Margaret's door," and chilled the life-blood... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...us place one of the most justly-admired stanzas of the " Balbti in the Wood" . ' These pretty Babea with hand in hand Went wandering up and down ; But never more they saw the Man Approaching from the Town/ In both these stanzas the words, and the order of the words,... | |
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These pretty Babes with hand in hand Went wandering up and down ; But never more they saw the Man Approaching from the Town. In both these stanzas the words and the order of the words in no respect differ from the most unimpassioned conversation. There... 
