And lightly tripping o'er the long flat stones (With nettles skirted, and with moss o'ergrown) That tell in homely phrase who lie below ; Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies,... The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Trang 330được biên tập bởi - 1793Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears, The found of fomething purring at his heels, Full taft he Hies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his ftllows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and gh:i(tly, That walks... | |
| 1806 - 184 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears. The sound of something purring at his heels : Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes bis stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and, strange to tell ! Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The... | |
| 1806 - 330 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till, out of breath, he...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes its stand O'er some new-opcn'd grave ; and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes...ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand M2 O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 trang
...and hears, or thinks hejiears, The sound of something purring at his heel*, Full fast iiHli< ^, nud son 8 v- feliows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 686 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he Hies, and dares not look behind him, 'Till, out of breath, he...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some ncw-open'd grave; and (strange to tell Л Evanishes at crowing of the cock. f * у Э Jlienew-mailc... | |
| Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till, out of breath, he...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes its stand O'er some new-open'd grave; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 trang
...hears, or thinks he hears^ The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dare not look. behind him, ^Till out of breath he overtakes...fellows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Hh That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, O'er some... | |
| David Stewart Erskine (11th Earl of Buchan), David Stewart Erskine Earl of Buchan - 1812 - 418 trang
...and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels. Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till, out of breath, he overtakes his fellows, Wbo gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks at dead... | |
| Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 trang
...purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of.breath he-overtakes his fellows } Who gather round, and wonder at the...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. Upon the sloping cowslip-cover'd... | |
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