The Batsford Book of Country VerseSamuel Carr |
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Page 90
... chill ; The mellow black - bird's voice is still . The glow - worms , numerous and bright , Illum'd the dewy dell last night . At dusk the squalid toad was seen , Hopping , and crawling , o'er the The frog has lost his yellow vest , And ...
... chill ; The mellow black - bird's voice is still . The glow - worms , numerous and bright , Illum'd the dewy dell last night . At dusk the squalid toad was seen , Hopping , and crawling , o'er the The frog has lost his yellow vest , And ...
Page 132
... chill , Pant down the lake ; A crow flies from the yellow hill , And in its wake A baffled line of labouring rooks : Steel - surfaced to the light the river looks . Pale on the panes of the old hall Gleams the lone space Between the ...
... chill , Pant down the lake ; A crow flies from the yellow hill , And in its wake A baffled line of labouring rooks : Steel - surfaced to the light the river looks . Pale on the panes of the old hall Gleams the lone space Between the ...
Page 172
... Chill airs and wintry winds ! my ear Has grown familiar with your song ; I hear it in the opening year , I listen , and it cheers me long . HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ( 1807-1882 ) A frosty day Grass afield wears silver thatch ; Palings.
... Chill airs and wintry winds ! my ear Has grown familiar with your song ; I hear it in the opening year , I listen , and it cheers me long . HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ( 1807-1882 ) A frosty day Grass afield wears silver thatch ; Palings.
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