 | Henry Duncan - Natural theology - 1836 - 430 pages
...and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then brisk alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And picks, and starts, and wonders where he is ; Till, more familiar grown,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1836 - 200 pages
...man Hifwmgiial visit. Half-afraid, he first— • — - „ AgRiteKthe window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is^» . Till uspre familiar grown,... | |
 | English essays - 1837 - 738 pages
...and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats, then brisk alights On the warm hearth, then hopping o'er the floor Eyes all the smiling family askance. And picks and starts, and wonders where he is. Till more familiar grown, the... | |
 | Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then brisk alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askaunce, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is ; Till more familiar grown,... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...scatters its hues over the little robin, that, half-afraid, " Against the window beats ; then brisk alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance." Cowper's scenes from nature delight by their reality. We can all appreciate... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, H; 4 smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is : Till, more familiar grown,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1842 - 440 pages
...pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor. Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is: Till, more familiar grown,... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...pars to trusted man His annual visit. Half afruid, he first Against the window boats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor Eyes all thr smiling family askance. And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is. Till more familiar grown,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...pays to trusted man Ilia annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, race supply : So all we make of Heaven's discovert will. Is, not to hav smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is : Till, more familiar grown,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, } k Ҙ? r H &M` QT+ [! Td F / h b z smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is : Till, more familiar grown,... | |
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Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping... 
