 | 1831 - 584 pages
...his prison, The whistling winds the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, so altered in his taste, .. •.-,..-. Quits mutton bones on grass...odd their flight ! They imitate the gliding kite, Or seem precipitate to fall As if they felt the piercing ball. .-i. j 'Twill surely rain — I see... | |
 | Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...And in the rapid eddy plays. The frog lias chang'd his yellow vest, And in n russet coat is drest : Though June, the air is cold and still, The mellow...is shrill. My dog, so altered is his taste, Quits tnutton-bones, on grass to feast ; And see, yon rooks, how odd their flight, They imitate the gliding... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 pages
...And in the rapid eddy plays; The frog has changed his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is dressed. Though June, the air is cold and still; The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill. My dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight, They... | |
 | Luke Howard - London (England) - 1833 - 416 pages
...winds the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, so alter'd in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight ! They imitate the gliding kite : Or seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball. 'Twill surely rain : — I see, with... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...And in the rapid eddy plays ; The frog has chang'd" his yellow vest, And in a russet coat is drest. Though June, the air is cold and still ; The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill. My dog, so alter'd in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight,... | |
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1836 - 188 pages
...3 The frog has changed his yellow vtot, And in a russet coat is drest ; >• My dog, so altered in his taste,; Quits mutton bones on grass to feast; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight, . V They imitate the gliding kite, And headlong downward seem to fall, As if they felt the piercing... | |
 | 1836 - 98 pages
...russet coat is drest. The sky is green, the air is still, The mellow blackbird's voice is shrill. The dog, so altered is his taste, Quits mutton bones, on grass to feast. Behold the rooks, how odd their flight, They imitate the gliding kite, And seem precipitate to fall,... | |
 | John Stevenson Bushnan - Instinct - 1837 - 372 pages
...the dust obeys,. And in the rapid eddy plays. IV]y dog, so altered in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight They imitate the gliding kite ; Or seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball. 'Twill surely rain." All the acts... | |
 | John Stevenson Bushnan - Psychology, Comparative - 1837 - 350 pages
...winds the dust obeys, And in the rapid eddy plays. My dog, sb altered in his taste, Quits mutton-bones, on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight They imitate the gliding kite ; Or seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball. 'Twill surely rain." AH the acts... | |
 | Edmund Ruffin - Agriculture - 1838 - 834 pages
...russet cuat is dressed. The sky is green, the air is still ; The mellow blackbird's voice isehrill. The dog, so altered is his taste, Quits mutton bones, on grass to feast. Behold the rooks, how odd iheir flight, They imitate the gliding kite, A nd seem precipitate to fall,... | |
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And seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball. " 'Twill surely rain, I see with sorrow Our jaunt must be put off to-morrow. 
