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
| George Watson (publisher.) - 1859 - 172 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... | |
| William Cowper - 1860 - 506 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 Wherever he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own... | |
| John Jones Thomas - Celtic philology - 1860 - 258 pages
...college, the faculty of remaining in this dormant state for years." " The snail, " Where'er he dwells, dwells alone ; " Except himself, has chattels none,..." Well satisfied to be his own " Whole treasure." This ever-breathing, yet dormant school, relying as it does on this sandy, dust-eyed foundation, created... | |
| Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 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... | |
| John Gwyn Jeffreys - Mollusks - 1862 - 498 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...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... | |
| John Gwyn Jeffreys - Mollusks - 1862 - 974 pages
...weather. " Give but his horns the slightest touch, Hia self-collecting power is such He shrinks into hie house with much Displeasure. " Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone ; Except himself hae chattels none, Well satisfied to bo his own Whole treasure. • " Thus, hermit-like, lus life he... | |
| Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 390 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...Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Kxcept himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus hermit-like his... | |
| James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 168 pages
...Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger invmin'ent1 betides Of storm, or other harm besides, Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest...He shrinks into his house with much Dis'pleasure. 1 Imminent, threatening. "Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well... | |
| Book - 1864 - 396 pages
...Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides, Or 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... | |
| Easy rhymes - Children's poetry, English - 1864 - 176 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...such, He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure. 12 Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his... | |
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