And lightly tripping o'er the long flat stones (With nettles skirted, and with moss o'ergrown) That tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies,... The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Page 316edited by - 1793Full view - About this book
| John Pinkerton - 1785 - 532 pages
...hears, The found of fomething purring at his heels. Full faft he flies, and dares not look behind im»j Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows; Who gather...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaftly, .^A. That walks at dead of night, or takes bis ftand O'er fome new-open'd grave, and, ftrange... | |
| John Adams - 1789 - 376 pages
...Sudden he Harts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The found of fomething purring at his heel : Full full he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaftly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his ftand O'er fome new-open'd grave ; and, ftrange... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...! and hears, or thinks he hears, The found of fomcthing purring at his .heels : Full faft he flits, limes, Rivers unknown to fong ; where firft the fun...Indian mountains, or his fetting beam flames on th' A talc Of horrid apparition, tall and ghafily, That walks at dead of night, or takes his ftand O'er fomc... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...ftarts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The found of fomcthing purring at his heels : Fnllfaft he flics, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fcllowjj Who (Mrher round and wonder at the tale Of hoi lid apparition, tall and ghaftly, That walks... | |
| James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...hears, The found of fomcthing purring at his heels. Full fafl he flies, and dares not look behind hirn, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who...wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaflly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his flan J O'er fome new open'd grave ; and, flrange... | |
| James Lackington - 1795 - 562 pages
...doctor was fo ftudious and abfent, that he knew not what he had done. Yours, &c. C 4 LETTER LETTER IV. " Who gather round, and wonder at the tale «' Of horrid apparition, tall and ghaftly, " That walks at dead of night, or takes his ftand, " O'er fome new-open'd grave : and (ftrange... | |
| 1796 - 246 pages
...hears— The found of fomething purring at his heels : Full faft he flies, and dares not look behind, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows, Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrrd apparition, tall and ghaftly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his ltand O'erfome new open'd... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...homely 'ph'fase' who' lies' ttefow, ' Sudden he starts, and hears, or tfi(tiki'\ve hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies,...out of breath, he overtakes his fellows, Who gather found, ar.d wonder at the tale i > I ' * Of horrid apparition, tall a'ud ghastfy, ' Tha^'walks at'... | |
| Robert Blair - 1802 - 160 pages
...tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden 1 he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies,...look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his (ellows; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...starts! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels: Full fast he flks, and dares not -look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; ' . i . Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, Who walks... | |
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