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... sound , And vowed to burn the house with fire , And level it with the ground ; But the wicked churl , who all his life Had looked for such a day , Passed through a trap - door in the wall , And took himself away . But where he went no ...
... sound , And vowed to burn the house with fire , And level it with the ground ; But the wicked churl , who all his life Had looked for such a day , Passed through a trap - door in the wall , And took himself away . But where he went no ...
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... . His little hoofs would rattle round Upon the cottage floor ; The matron learn'd to love the sound That frightened her before . [ 1 ] Grisly - dreadful - hideous . F A favourite the ghost became , And ' twas his FOR CHILDERN . 49.
... . His little hoofs would rattle round Upon the cottage floor ; The matron learn'd to love the sound That frightened her before . [ 1 ] Grisly - dreadful - hideous . F A favourite the ghost became , And ' twas his FOR CHILDERN . 49.
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... sound as your bounding footsteps pass ? When the dew is on the willow - leaf and the sun looks o'er the hill , And Nature's loveliness with joy your inmost soul can thrill ? If song of birds and summer flowers e'er filled your heart ...
... sound as your bounding footsteps pass ? When the dew is on the willow - leaf and the sun looks o'er the hill , And Nature's loveliness with joy your inmost soul can thrill ? If song of birds and summer flowers e'er filled your heart ...
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... sound nor sight To serve them for a guide . At day - break on a hill they stood , That overlooked the moor ; And thence they saw the bridge of wood , A furlong from the door . They wept , and turning homeward , cried , In heaven we all ...
... sound nor sight To serve them for a guide . At day - break on a hill they stood , That overlooked the moor ; And thence they saw the bridge of wood , A furlong from the door . They wept , and turning homeward , cried , In heaven we all ...
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... Sounds the most faint attract the ear - the hum Of early bee , the rustling of the leaves , The distant bleating , midway up the hill . To him who wanders o'er the upland leas , [ 2 ] The blackbird's note comes mellower from the dale ...
... Sounds the most faint attract the ear - the hum Of early bee , the rustling of the leaves , The distant bleating , midway up the hill . To him who wanders o'er the upland leas , [ 2 ] The blackbird's note comes mellower from the dale ...
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Ali Pacha babes beautiful beneath Bernard Barton bird blessed blithe bloom breast breath bright busy bee Change Alley Charlotte Smith cheerful child Cowper cried dark dear door dost earth fair father fear flowers fly away home Gelert Gilpin gone grass grave green hand happy haste hath head hear heard heart heaven hill hour Inchcape Inchcape Rock John Barleycorn John Gilpin John of England lady-bird land lark leaves light live look Mary Howitt morning mother ne'er nest never night o'er play poor Quoth rest Rink-a-tink rock rose round shade side sight sing sleep smile snail song soon sorrow sound spring summer sweet tell thee thine thou art thought tree Twas VINCENT BOURNE wandering waves wild wind wing wood worm young youth
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Page 38 - Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And, in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.
Page 160 - Until he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay; And there he threw the Wash about On both sides of the way, Just like unto a trundling mop, Or a wild goose at play. At Edmonton his loving wife From the balcony spied Her tender husband, wondering much To see how he did ride. ' Stop, stop, John Gilpin ! — Here's the house I ' They all at once did cry; ' The dinner waits, and we are tired ; ' — Said Gilpin—' So am I ! ' But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ! For why?
Page 157 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side, To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw.
Page 15 - IT was a summer evening, Old Kaspar's work was done, And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun; And by him sported on the green His little grandchild Wilhelmine. She saw her brother Peterkin Roll something large and round Which he beside the rivulet In playing there had found; He came to ask what he had found That was so large and smooth and round. Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh "Tis some poor fellow's...
Page 39 - My brother John and I. And when the ground was white with snow, And I could run and slide, My brother John was forced to go, And he lies by her side." " How many are you, then," said I, " If they two are in heaven ?" Quick was the little Maid's reply,
Page 91 - THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form.
Page 158 - So, Fair and softly ! John he cried ; But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.
Page 161 - My hat and wig will soon be here, — They are upon the road." The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin...
Page 162 - Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before.
Page 63 - That, Father ! will I gladly do : 'Tis scarcely afternoon — The Minster-clock has just struck two, And yonder is the Moon.