 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 - 1835 - 460 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 - Authors, English - 1835 - 726 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 it,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 464 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 - 1837 - 420 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 Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combined,) If, finding it, he fails... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 436 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 v Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - English poetry - 1838 - 344 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 bouse are so combin'd,) If, finding... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - English poetry - 1838 - 342 pages
...he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. т Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-colleeting power is such, He shrinks into his house with much...his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The faster. Who seeks him mnst be worse than blind, If, finding it, he fails to find Its master. THE... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 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...dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself, has chattels [i] none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - Fine bindings - 1840 - 374 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...none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. 304 THE SNAIL. Thus, hermitlikc, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets... | |
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