 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...unsuccessful pains With fixt consid'rate face, And puzzling sat his puppy brains To comprehend the case. But with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all his dream, I thence withdrew, and follow'd long The windings of the stream. My ramble finish'd, I return'd. Beau trotting far before... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...puzzling fat his puppy brains To comprehend the cafe. But with a chirrup clear and ftrong, Difperfing all his dream, I thence withdrew, and followed long The windings of the ftream. My ramble finifhed, I retumed, Beau trotting far before The floating wreath again difcemed,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 478 pages
...considerate factj&t And puzzling sat his puppy brains To comprehend the case. THE DOG AND WATER-LILY. 36l But with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all...of the stream. My ramble finished, I returned. Beau trotting far before The floating wreath again discerned, And plunging left the shore. I saw him with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pages
...unsuccessful pains With fixt considerate face, And puzzling sat his puppy brains To comprehend the case. But with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all...of the stream. My ramble finished, I returned. Beau trotting far before The floating wreath again discerned, And plunging left the shore. I saw him with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...unsuccessful pains With rixt considerate face, And puzzling sat his puppy brains ' To comprehend the case. But with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all...withdrew, and followed long The windings of the stream. * Sir Robert Gunning's daughters. My ramble finished, I returned ; Beau tottering far before The floating... | |
 | 1808 - 506 pages
...unsuccessful pains, With fix'd considerate face, And, puzzling, set his puppy brains To comprehend the case. But with a chirrup, clear and strong, Dispersing all his dream, I thence withdrew, and follow'd long The winding of the stream. My ramble ended, I return'd, Beau, trotting far before, The... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...unsuccessful pains With fixed considerate face, And puzzling sat his puppy hrains To comprehend the case. But with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all...withdrew, and followed long The windings of the stream. My ramhle finished, I returned ; Beau tottering far hefore The floating wreath again discerned, And plunging... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...uusuccessful paius With fixed cousiderate face, And puzzling sat his puppy hraius To comprehend the case. Bat with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all his...withdrew, and followed long The windings of the stream. My ramhle finished, I returned ; Bean tottering far hefore The floating wreath again discerned, And plunging... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...unsuccessful pains With fixed considerate face, And puzzling sat his puppy brains To comprehend the case. But with a chirrup clear and strong, Dispersing all his dream, I thence withdrew, anil followed long The windings of the stream. My ramble finished, I returned ; B tit a, tottering... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...fixed considerate face, And puzzling set his puppy brains To comprehend the case. But with a chn-rup clear and strong, Dispersing all his dream, I thence...the stream. My ramble finished, I returned ; Beau, trotting far before, The floating wreath again discerned, And plunging left the shore. I saw him with... | |
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I wished my own. With cane extended far I sought To steer it close to land ; But still the prize, though nearly caught, Escaped my eager hand. 
