 tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist,...  Poems - Page 88by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...reflefted bright; — He comes, the herald of a noify world, With fpattered boots, ftrapped waift, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the clofe-packed load behind, Vtt carelefs what he brings, his one concern Istoconduft it to the deftined... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a noify world, With fpattered boots, trapped waift, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the clofe-packed load behind, Yet carelefs what he brings, his one concern Is to conduct it to the deftined... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...;— He comes, the herald of a noify world, With fpattered boots, ftrapped waift, and frozen locksj News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the dole-packed load behind. Yet careltfs what he brings, his one concern Is to conduct it to the deftined... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...corporate. — The love of rural objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozea locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the close-packed load... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...THE WINTER EVENING. If A8K j 'tis the twanging horn o'eryonder hridge, That with it's wearisome hut needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected hright ;— Hrtohies, the herald of a noisy world, Witht spa^ter'd hoots, strapp'd waist, and frozen... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'eryonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry...bright;— He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and froaen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...nad — 'he World cvatejHplated at a dittanct. Cow MR. ! 'tis the twanging horn! o'er yonder bridge, h thought? By motion which hcgau without a cause, Supremely wise, without design or laws, ? unwrinhkd face reflected bright, He conies, the heral,! of a noisy wori<!, [locks, \V-ilh spattcr'd... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1810 - 212 pages
...natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...bright ; He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished: THE TASK. BOOK 17. THE WINTER EVENING. • HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...— -'He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | 1842 - 634 pages
...life at Olney ; and that the fourth book of his " Task" opens with a reference .to this bridge. Hark ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...the moon Sees her unwrinkled face, reflected bright. The particulars of his settlement here, with some interesting facts, not generally known, relative... | |
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