 Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroy'd ; The little ones, unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once, to kneel and draw The chalky ring, and knuckle down at taw...  Littell's Living Age - Page 2671853Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...hew'd, not yet destroy'd : The little ones unbutton 'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot, As happy as we once, to kneel and draw...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat ; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...hew'd, not yet destroy 'd ; The little ones unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot, As happy as we once, to kneel and draw...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat ; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 372 pages
...hew'd, not yet destroy'd ; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot, As happy as we once to kneel and draw The chalky ring, and knuckle-down at taw ; To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dextrous... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...hew'd, not yet destroy'd ; The little ones, unbutton 'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on die very spot ; As happy as we once, to kneel and draw...grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dext'rous pat ; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That, viewing it, we... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1839 - 342 pages
...and hew'd, yet not destroy'd. The little ones unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once to kneel and draw The chalky ring and knuckle down at taw. Then in these hours of liberty we find The native bias of the opening mind ; They yet possess not skill... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 354 pages
...we once to kneel and draw Playing our games, and on the very spot, The chalky ring, and knuckle-down at taw ; To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, * This... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...and hew'd, not yet destroy 'd: The little ones unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot, As happy as we once, to kneel and draw The chalky ring, and kunckle down at taw, To piteh the ball into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 352 pages
...hewed, not yet destroyed ; The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot, As happy as we once to kneel and draw The chalky ring, and knuckle-down at taw ; To pitch the ball into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous... | |
 | Childhood - 1841 - 384 pages
...and hewed, not yet destroyed: The little ones, unbuttoned, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot, As happy as we once, to kneel and draw...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat; The pleasing spectacle at once excites Such recollection of our own delights, That viewing... | |
 | Anne Pratt - 1841 - 270 pages
...and hew'd, not yet destroyed; The little ones, unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot; As happy as we once, to kneel and draw...into the grounded hat, Or drive it devious with a dexterous pat. This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life's long... | |
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