 The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge; and the bents, And coarser grass, upspearing o'er the rest, Of late unsightly and unseen, now shine Conspicuous, and in bright apparel clad, And fledged with icy feathers, nod superb....  The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian - Page 271841Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, I'repost'rous sight ! the legs without the man. 20 The verdure of the plain lies buried deep BeneaTh...shine Conspicuous, and in bright apparel clad, And, fledg'd with icy feathers, nod superb. The cattle mourn in corners, where the fence Screens tliem,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 600 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1853 - 522 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plafter'd wall, Prepofterous fight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath the dazzling deluge ; and the bents, And coarfer grais, upfpearing o'er the reft, Of late unfightly and unfeen, now mine Confpicuous, and in... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 482 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster' d wall, Preposterous sight ! the legs without the man. 20 The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...now shine Conspicuous, and in bright apparel clad 25 And fledged with icy feathers, nod superb. The cattle mourn in corners where the fence Screens them,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, Prepost'rous sight! the legs without the man. 20 The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...now shine Conspicuous, and in bright apparel clad, 25 And, fledg'd with icy feathers, nod superb. The cattle mourn in corners, where the fence Screens... | |
 | 1899 - 852 pages
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 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, Preposterous sight 1 the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...dazzling deluge ; and the bents, And coarser grass, upspearmg o'er the rest, Of late unsightly and unseen, now shine Conspicuous, and in bright apparel... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 298 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, Preposterous sight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...in corners, where the fence Screens them, and seem half-petrified to sleep In unrecumbent sadness. There they wait Their wonted fodder; not like hungering... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 pages
...approach The cottage, walk along the plaster'd wall, Preposterous sight ! the legs without the man. The verdure of the plain lies buried deep Beneath...feathers, nod superb. The cattle mourn in corners, whore the fence Screens them, and seem halfpetrified to sleep In unrecumbent sadness. There they wait... | |
 | John Dennis - 1883 - 426 pages
...pages. It will serve as a companion picture to the winter piece already extracted from the " Seasons." " The cattle mourn in corners where the fence Screens...seem half petrified to sleep In unrecumbent sadness. There they wait Their wonted fodder ; not like hungering man, Fretful if unsupplied, but silent, meek,... | |
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