| James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...alone, 245 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, Jn joyless fields and thorny thickets 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,... | |
| James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...Providence assigns them. One alone , The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky , In joyless fields, and thorny thickets...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... | |
| James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...Providence assigns them. One alone, The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets,...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... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...Providence assigns them. One alone, The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets,...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... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pages
...thorny thickets, leaves His shiv'ring 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... | |
| James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pages
...assigns them. One aioue, The red-hreast, sacred to the houshold gods, Wisely regardful of th' emhroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves...shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window heats; then, hrisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping... | |
| Maria Riddell - 1803 - 286 pages
...The red-lreast, sacred to the household godst " Wisely regardful of th' embroiling iky, " In joy less fields and thorny thickets leaves " His shivering...mates, and pays to trusted Man " His annual visit." THOMSON'S SEASOKS. WELCOME, sweet bird, that from the leafless grove Now seek'st a refuge in my lowly... | |
| James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...assigns them. One alone, 845 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets...His shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man , His anuual visit. Half-afraid, he first 250 Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm... | |
| Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...Providence assigns them. One alone, The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets,...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,... | |
| James Thomson, Thomas Parnell - 1808 - 338 pages
...thorny thickets, leaves Uis 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... | |
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