| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK, BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge,...; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...freely breaths abroad Its gratitude, ajid thanks him with its sweets. WINTER EVENING, IN THE COUNTRY. HARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That...bright; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK THE WINTER EVENING. IIARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...bright ; He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter" d boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...fault. — The new recruit and his transformation. — Reflection on bodies corporate. — The love of rural objects natural to all, and never to be totally...noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozea locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. True to his charge, the close-packed load... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...corporate. — The love of rural obiects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. I IA !» K ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with...and frozen locks; News from all nations lumbering at his back. • True to his charge, the close-packed load behind, Yet careless what he brings, his one... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'eryonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry...bright;— He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and froaen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished. THE TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge,...bright ; He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...TASK. BOOK IV. THE WINTER EVENING. JH. ARK! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with it's wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wint'ry...bright; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...objects natural to all, and never to be totally extinguished: THE TASK. BOOK 17. THE WINTER EVENING. • HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge,...— -'He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks ; News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True... | |
| 1842 - 634 pages
...literary life at Olney ; and that the fourth book of his " Task" opens with a reference .to this bridge. Hark ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge,...the moon Sees her unwrinkled face, reflected bright. The particulars of his settlement here, with some interesting facts, not generally known, relative... | |
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