 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...  Poems - Page 137by William Cowper - 1788Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...reflected 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 to his charge, the close pack'd load behind, Yet careless what he brings, his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd... | |
 | Scotland - 1857 - 878 pages
...church-tower rising up into the moonlight, the black trees, crisp and colourless, with every twig defined, — "The wintry flood in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ;" the entire atmosphere so frosty, sharp, and distinct,— are as real as they are fine ; and it must... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder hridge, That with its wearisome hut needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon ,Sees her unwrinkled face reflected hright ; — VOL. ii. L He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered hoots, strapped waist,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...HARK! '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, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumb'ring... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1819 - 306 pages
...HARK ! '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; — Me comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozeh locks;... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...HARK ! '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 spattered boots, strapt waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintery 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, and froien locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pages
...Hark! '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 spattered boots, strapt waist, and ragged locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...HARK ! '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, [locks; With spatter'd boot, strapp'd waist, and frozen News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...twanging horn, o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome, but needful length Bestrides the peaceful flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face, reflected bright. He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapt waist, and ragged locks ; News from all nations, lumbering... | |
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