 To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns...  Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack - Page 1241816Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 528 pages
...!h6riis the ilighte^ touch, His self-coHectJrigxpower ~ is such, He shrinks into his house with much Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own • ._ t Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - Insects - 1817 - 266 pages
...— The SNAIL. WITHIN his house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...his banquet needs, And, if he meets one, only feeds, The faster. HIRVDO. — THE LEACH. THE Medicinal Leech, which is well known, grows to the length of... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 240 pages
...close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that bouse secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other...his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combined,) If, finding... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combined,) If, finding... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own AVhole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 400 pages
...all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house, with mueh Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind (He and his house are so combined), If, finding... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...slightest touch, His self-retractive power is such, He shrinks krto Ms house with much Displeasxire. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself...Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads Alone ; on simple viands feeds, Nor at his humble banquet needs Attendant. And though without society,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus hermidike, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 326 pages
...all Together Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combin'd,) If, finding... | |
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