 Wisely regardful of the' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping...  Floral Emblems - Página 38por Henry Phillips - 1825 - 352 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1847 - 508 páginas
...The redbreast pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window heats; then brisk alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping...floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, ami starts, and wonders where lie is; Till, more familiar grown, the table crumbs Attract his slender... | |
 | Frances Osborne - 1848 - 212 páginas
...they are such innocent pets; and I remember some lines iu Thomson's 'Seasons' about the robin :— 'Half afraid, he first ' Against the window beats...brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is;... | |
 | 1906 - 562 páginas
...reminiscence of his Northern home — contains a bright and natural view of such an incident : — Half afraid, he first Against the window beats : then brisk alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er thefloor, Eyes all the smiling family askance. The statement of GW that a superstition of ill-luck... | |
 | William Ewart - 1849 - 94 páginas
...Providence assigns them. One alone — The Robin — leaves his nest, and pays to man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats : then brisk alights On the warm hearth : then hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
 | Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 páginas
...pick up the proffered crumbs, have been truly described by Thomson : — • . " Then hoppiug o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders wbcrc ho is." This bird seems at times to have indulged some whimsical fancies as to the situation... | |
 | James Thomson - 1849 - 772 páginas
...thiekets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats ; then brisk alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askanee, And peeks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
 | James Thomson - 1849 - 524 páginas
...k.ave» His fhivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, ho first 250 Agauisi the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'or the floor, Eyes all tlie smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is;... | |
 | Edward Pett Thompson - 1851 - 434 páginas
...fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then...brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 páginas
...joyless fields and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 páginas
...thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window beats ; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he u... | |
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