 One alone, the red-breast, sacred to the household gods, 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;...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 451840Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
...toil. The fowls of heaven , Tam'd by the cruel season , croud around The winnowing store , and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One...sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky , In joyless fields, and thorny thickets , leaves His shivering mates , and pays... | |
 | 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,...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,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pages
...his toil. The fowls of heav'n, Tam'd by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which providence assigns them. One...sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shiv'ring mates, and pays to... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...his toil. The fowls of heaven, Tamed by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One...sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 pages
...his toil. The fowls of heaven, Tamed by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One...sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mates, and pays to... | |
 | Maria Woodley Riddell - 1802 - 248 pages
...Early Days. N2 ON A RED-BREAST , ^ ' FLYING INTO THE PARLOUR AT W , AT THE APPROACH Of WINTER, IN 1793. One alone " The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, " Wisely regardful of tK embroiling sky, " In joyless fields and thorny thickets leavet " His shivering mates, and pays to... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
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