 Then shakes his powdered coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught But now and then with pressure of his thumb T...  The Task: A Poem in Six Books - Page 139by William Cowper - 1811 - 212 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure...scenting all the air. Now from the roost, or from the neighb' ring pale, Where, diligent to catch the first faint gleam Of smiling day, they gossip' d side... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb T' adjust the fragrant charge of a small tube That fumes beneath his nose: the trailing cloud Streams far behind him, scenting all the air. VILLAGE BELLS. HOW soft the musick of those village bells, Falling at intervals upon the ear In cadence... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right towards the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure...the air. Now from the roost, or from the neighb'ring pule, Where, diligent to catch the first faint gleam Of smiling day, they gossip'd side by side, Come... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...aught, Em now and then, with pressure of his thumb, To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube 55 That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams...scenting all the air. Now from the roost, or from the neighbouring pale5, Where, diligent to catch the first faint gleam Of smiling day, they gossip'd side... | |
 | 1801 - 432 pages
...barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right towards the mark, nor stoops for aught, But now and then, with pressure of his...cloud Streams far behind him, scenting all the air! The Ice-House, made by the late Empress of Russia, is thus beautifully described—- Silently as a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...coat, andtarks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, That fumes beneath his nose: the trailing clocd Streams... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 456 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...coat, and harks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumh T' adjust the fragrant charge of a short tuhe, That 'Alines heneath his nose : the trailing cloud... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure...to catch the first faint gleam Of smiling day, they gossipp'd side by side, 60 Come trooping at the housewife's well-known call The feather'd tribes domestic.... | |
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