And now, all in my own countree, I stood on the firm land! The Hermit stepped forth from the boat, And scarcely he could stand. 'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!' The Hermit crossed his brow. 'Say quick,' quoth he, 'I bid thee say — What manner of... The book of celebrated poems - Page 354by Book - 1854 - 448 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Poetry - 1798 - 240 pages
...fro, « Ha r ha !" quoth he—" full plain I see, " The devil knows how to row." And now all in mine own Countree I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit...forth from the boat, And scarcely he could stand. " O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy Man ! The Hermit cross'd his brow — " Say quick," quoth he, " I... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1800 - 272 pages
...fell down in a fit. The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes And pray'd where he did sit. 1 took the oats : the Pilot's boy, Who now doth crazy go, Laugh'd loud...he—" full plain I see, " The devil knows how to row." 105 And now all in mine own Countree I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat,... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1800 - 270 pages
...in a fit. The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes And pray'd where he did sit. I took the oars : the Filot's boy, Who now doth crazy go, Laugh'd loud and long,..." full plain I see, " The devil knows how to row." 105 And now all in mine own Countree I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat,... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1802 - 280 pages
...Pilot shriek'd And fell down in a fit. The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes And pray'd where he did sit. I took the oars : the Pilot's boy, Who now doth crazy...see, " The devil knows how to row." And now all in mine own Countree I stood on the (inn land ! The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat, And scarcely he... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1802 - 356 pages
...shriek'd' And fell down in a fit: * The holy Hermit rais'd his eyes ' And pray'd where he did sit. ' 1 took the oars: the Pilot's boy,. ' Who now doth crazy...see,, " The Devil knows how to row." ' And now all in mine own cpuntre'e ' I stood on the firm land! ' The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat-, ' And scarcely... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1802 - 282 pages
...Pilot shriek'd And fell down in a fit. The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes And pray'd where he did sit. I took the oars : the Pilot's boy, Who now doth crazy...he—" full plain I see, " The devil knows how to row." 185 And now all in mine own Countree I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat,... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1805 - 284 pages
...eyes And prayed where he did sit. I took the oars : the Pilot's boy, Who now doth crazy go, Laughed loud and long, and all the while His eyes went to...I see. The devil knows how to row.' And now all in mine own countree I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepped forth from the boat, And scarcely he... | |
| William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Ballads - 1805 - 284 pages
...eyes And prayed where he did sit. I took the oars : the Pilot's boy, Who now doth crazy go, Laughed loud and long, and all the while His eyes went to...plain I see, The devil knows how to row.' And now ail in mine own countreV I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepped forth from the boat, And scarcely... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 330 pages
...eyes, And prayed where he did sit. I took the oars : the Pilot's boy, Who now doth crazy go, Laughed loud and long, and all the while His eyes went to...own countree, I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepped forth from the boat, And scarcely he could stand. " O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!" The... | |
| Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...Laughed loud and long, and all the while His eyes went too and fro. " Ha ! ha !" quoth he, " full plain 1 see, The Devil knows how to row." And now, all in...own countree, I stood on the firm land ! The Hermit stepped forth from the boat, And scarcely he could stand. " O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man !" The... | |
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