 Drawn from his refuge in some lonely elm, That age or injury has hollow'd deep, Where, on his bed of wool and matted leaves, He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1331841Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...He has outslept the Winter, ventures forth, To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play : He sees me, and at once, swift as a bird, [brush, Ascends the neighb'ring beech; there whisks his And perks his ears, and stamps, and cries aloud,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play ; He sees me, and at once, swift as a bird, [brush Ascends the neighbouring beech ; there whisks his And perks his ears, and stamps and cries aloud,... | |
 | 1854 - 1112 pages
...their mother earth. (To be continued.) THE NATURALIST. THE SQUXRBEL AND ITS ALLIES. " THE squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play, — He sees me,...stamps, and cries aloud, With all the prettiness of feign' J alarm, And anger insignificantly fierce." CowrER. PAETLT owing to the insular position of... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pages
...He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel; flippant, pert and full of play. He sees me, and at once, swift as a bird, Ascends a neighbouring beech; there wisks his tail, And perks his ears, and stamps and scolds aloud, With all... | |
 | William Cowper - 1822 - 258 pages
...He sees me, and at once, swift as a hird, [brush, Ascends the neighbouring beech: there whisks his And perks his ears, and stamps, and cries aloud, With all the prcttiness of feign'd alarm, And anger insignificantly fierce. The heart is hard in nature, and unfit... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun. The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play ; He sees me, and...as a bird, Ascends the neighbouring beech ; there whists his brush, And perks his ears, and stamps and cries aloud, With all the prcttiness of feign'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk a while, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play ; He sees me, and at once, swift as a bird, [brush, Ascends the neighb'ring beech ; there whisk his And perks his ears, and stamps, and cries aloud,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play ; He sees me, and at once, swift as a hird, [brash, Ascends the neighbouring beech; there whisks his And perks his ears, and stamps, and... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...He sees roe, and at once, swift as a bird, [brush, Ascends the neighb'ring beech ; there whisk his And perks his ears, and stamps, and cries aloud, With all the prettiness of feign'd alarm, And anger insignificantly fierce. The heart is hard in nature, and unfit For human fellowship,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1825 - 248 pages
...He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play : He sees me, and...stamps, and cries aloud, With all the prettiness of feign'd alarm, And anger insignificantly fierce. The heart is hard in nature, and unfit For human fellowship,... | |
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