| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...prize. As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glist'ning and basking in the summer-rav, Disorder'd stops to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...upon the road, The -shining spoil his wily partner showM. He stopp'd with silence, walk'd with trembling heart, . And much he wish'd, but durst not ask... | |
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...glitt'ring prize. As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glistning and basking in the summer ray, Disorder'd stops, to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...upon the road, The shining spoil his wily partner shovv'd, He stopp'd with silence, walk'd with trembling heart, And much he wish'd, but durst not ask,... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...prize. As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glist'ning and basking in the summer ray, Disorder'd stops, to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...looks with fear, — ' So seem'd the sire, when, far vpon the road, The shining spoil his wily partner show'd; The same observations may be applied to a... | |
| James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
...stops to- shun the danger. near, Then walks with faiistness on , and looks with fear -, So seem'd tbe Sire ; when far upon the road , The shining spoil his wily partner show'd. He stop'd with silence, walk'd with trembling heart . And much he wishM, hut durst not ask to paxt : Murmuring... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...prize. As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glistening and basking in the summer ray, Disorder'd stops, to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...heart, And much he wish'd, but durst not ask, to part : Murmuring, he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard, That generous actions meet a base reward. While... | |
| Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 456 pages
...prize. As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glist'ning and basking in the summer ray, Disorder'd, stops to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...heart, And much he wish'd, but durst not ask to part ; Murm'ring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard , That gen'rous actions meet a base reward. "While... | |
| Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...prize. . As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glist'iung and basking in the summer-ray, 126 Disorder'd stops to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...silence, walk'd with trembling heart, And much he wisli'd, but durst not ask to part: Murm'ring he lifts his eyes, and thinks it hard, That gen'rous... | |
| Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...and basking in the summer ray , Disorder'd, stops to shun the danger near, Then walks with laintness on, and looks with fear; So seem'd the sire ; when...heart, And much he wish'd , but durst not ask to part; Murm'ring he lifts his eyes , and thinks it hard , That gen'rous actions meet a base reward. "While... | |
| 1806 - 184 pages
...prize. As one who spies a serpent in his way, Glistening and hasking in the summer ray, Disorder'd stops to shun the danger near, Then walks with faintness...partner show'd. He stopp'd with silence, walk'd with tremhling heart, And much he wish'd, hut durst not ask, to part: Murmuring he lifts his eyes, and thinks... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...summer-ray, Disorder'd stops to shim the danger near, Then walks with faintness on, and looks wirh fear; So seem'd the sire, when, far upon the road. The shining spoil his wily partner showM. He stopp'd with silence, walk'd with trembling heart, And much he wish'd, but durst not ask... | |
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