| England - 1835 - 866 pages
...that Providence Is ever nigh, To guard the simplest of bar charge from wrong." THE THRUSH'S MIST. " Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhung...morn to morn a merry thrush Sing hymns to sunrise, and I drank the sound With joy ; and, often an intruding guest, I watched her secret tolls from day... | |
| 1832 - 492 pages
...NEST. By John Clare. ' » . 'V Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bash, i That overhung a mole hill, large and round, I heard, from morn to morn, a merry thrush Sinpr hymns to sunrise, while I drank the sound With joy : and often, an intruding guest, I watched... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 348 pages
...to what perfection the art of making much of a little has lately been carried. THE THRUSH'S NEST. " Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhung...heard, from morn to morn, a merry thrush, Sing hymns of rapture, while I drank the sound O2 With joy ; — and oft, an iinintrading guest, I wntch'd her... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 368 pages
...to what perfection the art of making much of a little has lately been carried. THE THRUSH'S NEST. " Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhung a mole-hill large and round, I heard, from mom to mom, a merry thrush. Sing hymns of rapture, while I drank the sound O2 With joy ;— and oft,... | |
| John Clare - English poetry - 1835 - 238 pages
...murmur on to many a spring, When prouder streams are summer-burnt and dry. XXIII. THE THRUSH'S NEST. WITHIN a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhung...morn to morn a merry thrush Sing hymns to sunrise, and I drank the sound With joy ; and, often an intruding guest, I watched her secret toils from day... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1838 - 332 pages
...to what perfection the art of making much of a little has lately been carried. THE THRUSH'S NEST. " Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhung...heard, from morn to morn, a merry thrush, Sing hymns of rapture, while I drank the sound With joy ; — and oft, an unintruding guest, I watch'd her secret... | |
| British birds - 1840 - 326 pages
...that are whistled to it. THE THRUSH. CLARE'S description of this well-known bird is very happy : — "Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That...from morn to morn• a merry thrush Sing hymns to sunshine, while I drank the sound With joy : and often, an intruding guest, I watched her secret toils,... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1840 - 340 pages
...show to what perfection the art of making much of a little has lately been carried. THE THRUSH'S NEST. "Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That...overhung a mole-hill large and round, I heard, from mom to mom, a merry thrush, Sing hymns of rapture, while I drank the sound 02 With joy ; — and oft,... | |
| Birds - 1842 - 172 pages
...occupant of a burrow by right of conquest. The following description of the thrush is beautiful:— Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhung...round, I heard from morn to morn a merry thrush Sing hymas to sunrise, while I drank the sound With joy : and, often an intruding guest, I watch'd her secret... | |
| Robert Tyas - Flower language - 1842 - 462 pages
...preparing her nest Within a thick and spreading hawthorn bush, That overhangs a molehill large nnd round, I heard, from morn to morn, a merry thrush Sing hymns to sunrise, and I drank the sound With joy ; and, often an intruding guest, I watched her secret toils from day... | |
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