 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 Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 390 pages
...agreeable and true picture; and, with like felicity, the poet paints the bearer of the newspaper. Hark I 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright;— йе come», (be herald of g ouis/ world, kind feeling, and rather tends to raise an ungenerous sentiment... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...agreeable and true picture, and, with like felicity, the poet paints the bearer of the newspaper. Hark! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry Hood, in which the moon 6«es her unwrinkled face reHected Imght; — fa comes, the herald of a noisy... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...bearer of the newspaper. Hark ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge. That with its wearisome bat needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her «wrinkled face reflected bright; — He cornea, the hei aid of a noisr world. With spatter' J boot»,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 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...— He comes the herald of a noisy world, . / With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozenlocks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...distance — Address to Winter. He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering 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... | |
 | English literature - 1829 - 506 pages
...agreeable and true picture; and, with like felicity, the poet paints the bearer of the newspaper. 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 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...; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the winlery flood, in which the moon Sees her uuwrinkled 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 at his back. Tme... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...The love of rural objects natural to all, ami never to be totally extinguished. •/ HARK ! 'tisthc , ef a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and froxen locks; News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | 1831 - 472 pages
...wintry Hood, in which tbe moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; — He comes, tbe berald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist,...and frozen locks; News from all nations lumbering at bis back. True to his charge, the close packed load behind, Tet careless what be brings, his one concern... | |
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