 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, Robert Southey - 1854 - 476 pages
...he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his homs the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is...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 - Poets, English - 1854 - 478 pages
...storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self- collecting 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 must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combined,) If, finding... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give hut his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting...chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasureThus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Children's poetry - 1854 - 264 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...power 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... | |
 | William Cowper - Poetry - 1854 - 488 pages
...that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. 3 Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting...He shrinks into his house, with much Displeasure. 4 Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 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... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - Shells - 1855 - 106 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...partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one onlv feeds The faster. Who seeks him must be worse than blind, (He and his house are so combiu'd,)... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 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...Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to bo his own Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads Nor partner of his banquet needs, And... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting...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... | |
 | George Watson (publisher.) - 1859 - 152 pages
...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. This Hermit — like his life he leads Alone, on simple viands feeds, Nor at his humble banquet needs... | |
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