 And he was kind, and loved to sit In the low hut or garnished cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit, And share the widow's homelier pottage: At his approach complaint grew mild; And when his hand unbarred the shutter, The clammy lips of fever smiled...  The Poems of Winthrop Mackworth Praed - Page 140by Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1865Full view - About this book
 | 1865 - 644 pages
...hut or garnished cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit, And share the widow's homelier pottap.: At his approach complaint grew mild ; And when his...unbarred the shutter. The clammy lips of fever smiled The weicome which they could not ntter. ' He always bad a tale for me Of Julius Cansar, or of Venus ; From... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 588 pages
...burning. And he was kind, and loved to sit In the low hut or garnished cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit, And share the widow's homelier pottage:...He always had a tale for me Of Julius Caesar or of Yenus : From him I learned the rule of three, Cat's cradle, leap-frog, and Quae Genus; I used to singe... | |
 | Moxon Edward and co - 208 pages
...burning. And he was kind, and loved to sit In the low hut or garnished cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit, And share the widow's homelier pottage...could not utter. He always had a tale for me Of Julius Cassar, or of Venus ; From him I learnt the rule of three, Cat's cradle, leap-frog, and Qua; genus... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 586 pages
...burning. And he was kind, and loved to sit In the low hut or garnished cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit, And share the widow's homelier pottage:...they could not utter. He always had a tale for me Of Julins Caesar or of Venus : From him I learned the rule of three, I used to singe his powdered wig,... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 pages
...share the widow's homelier pottage : At his approach complaint grew mild ; And when his hand unbarr'd the shutter, The clammy lips of fever smiled The welcome...tale for me Of Julius Caesar, or of Venus; From him I learnt the rule of three, Cat's cradle, leap-frog, and Qua: genus: I used to singe his powder'd wig,... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - English poetry - 1867 - 410 pages
...share the widow's homelier pottage : At his approach complaint grew mild ; And when his hand unbarr'd the shutter, The clammy lips of fever smiled The welcome...could not utter. He always had a tale for me Of Julius Csesar, or of Venus ; From him I learnt the rule of three, Cat's cradle, leap-frog, and Quiz genus:... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - English poetry - 1867 - 432 pages
...burning. And he was kind, and loved to sit In the low hut or garnish'd cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit, And share the widow's homelier pottage...his approach complaint grew mild ; And when his hand unbarr'd the shutter, The clammy lips of fever smiled The welcome which they could not utter. He always... | |
 | Fennings Taylor - Canada - 1868 - 520 pages
...Urban. * And ho was kind, and loved to sit In the low hut, or garnished cottage, And praise the farmer's homely wit. And share the widow's homelier pottage....fever smiled, The welcome which they could not utter. Hie JACET. The tenanted grave in the cemetery of Montreal tells where ho rests ; the unoccupied place... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1868 - 342 pages
...to his face for the dread sentence — wan cheeks flushed when his cheerful smile spoke of hope, — And when his hand unbarred the shutter, The clammy lips of fever smiled The welcome that they could not utter ! Meantime Mrs. Bellisham, having watched his departing form until he turns... | |
 | 1868 - 596 pages
...the history of his disinterested, selfdenying life and labours is written on many a grateful heart. At his approach complaint grew mild, And when his hand unbarred the shutter, The parched lips of fever smiled The welcome which they could not utter. Would that my very feeble voice... | |
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