 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 - 1835 - 620 pages
...! '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, 1 He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatterM boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks, News... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...! '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, 5 With spatter 'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 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 lumbering... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - American poetry - 1836 - 336 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, strapped waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring... | |
 | Readers (Elementary) - 1836 - 424 pages
...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, True to his charge the close-packed load behind, Yet careless what he brings, his one concern Is to conduct it to the destined... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1836 - 206 pages
...HARK ! 'tis the twnnging 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 cornes, the herald of a noisy world, •• :rh spatter'd boots, strapp'd waiat, and frozen locks,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 360 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. The Task, Book 4th. but when her friendship is once engaged, it may be confided in, even unto death.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 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... | |
 | William Hone - Great Britain - 1838 - 890 pages
...bright; — '.1» eons*, the herald of a noisy world. With spatter'd boots, Etrapp'd waist, and f roiea 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 deslin'd... | |
 | Roads - Bridges - 1839 - 404 pages
...'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, strapped waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumbering... | |
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