 | Marcius Willson - 1860 - 372 pages
...hue— Who ever saw so fine a blue' ?" 4. " Hold there," the other quick replies; " 'Tis green—I saw it with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray; Stretched at" its ease, the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for... | |
 | 1861 - 304 pages
...low slow its paee ! and then its hue— Who ever saw so fine a blue?" " Hold there." the other quiek replies, " 'Tis green, I saw it with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray ; Stretehed at its ease the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...its hue— Who ever saw BO fine a blue ?" " Hold there," the other quick replies, " 'Tis green,—I saw it with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray; Stretch'd at its ease the beast I view'd, And saw it eat the air for food!"... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...a length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a blue 1" " Hold there," the other quick replies ; " 'Tis green...with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray ; Stretched at its ease, the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pages
...of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a blue ! " — 5. " Hold there," the other quick replies, "'Tis green...with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray : Stretched at its ease the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...a length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a blue ?" " Hold there !" the other quick replies, " Tis green...with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray ; Stretched at its ease the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | 1863 - 260 pages
...pace ? and then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a blue ?" "Hold there," the other quick replied ; " 'Tis green — I saw it with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny rayj Stretched at its ease, the beast I viewed. And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | Book - 1864 - 396 pages
...length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Who ever saw "so fine a blue ?" " Hold there ! " the other quick replies, '"Tis green;-—...with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray; Stretched at its ease the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...slow its pace ! and then its hue Who ever saw so fine a blue!" "Hold, there!" the other quick replied, "Tis green — I saw it with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray ; Stretched at its case the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1864 - 318 pages
...a length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue— Who ever saw so fine a blue ! " " Hold there ! " the other quick replies, " 'Tis green — I saw it with these eyea, As late with open mouth it lay, And warm'd it in the sunny ray ; Stretch'd at its ease, the beast... | |
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And what a length of tail behind! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a blue?' 
