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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?'  "
One Hundred Fables in verse; by various authors. Selected and revised by J ... - Page 42
by One hundred fables, James Plumptre - 1825
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Chambers's poetical reader

Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 210 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.'...
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Penny readings in prose and verse, selected and ed. by J.E. Carpenter, Volume 7

Penny readings - 1866 - 256 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,"...the beast I view'd And saw it eat the air for food." " 'Tis green, 'tis green, sir, I assure ye :" " Green!" cries the other in a fury — " Why, sir !...
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Select Readings from the Poets and Prose Writers of Every Country

James Fleming - 1866 - 382 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."...
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Class-book of English Poetry

English poetry - 1866 - 180 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."...
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Golden Leaves from the British Poets

John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 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 eyes, As late with open mouth ic lay, And warmed it in the sunny ray ; Stretched at its ease the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the...
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Double acrostic enigmas, with poetical descriptions selected principally ...

Kate Gordon (of Fyvie.) - 1866 - 254 pages
...a length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Whoever saw so fine a blue ?' ' Hold there !' the other quick replies, ''Tis green, I saw it with these eyes !' " 1. A solar boundary. 2. A city of Syria. •5. The goddess of industry. 4. Poison. ;). A pretty...
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Specimens of English poetry. For the use of Charterhouse school

English poetry - 1867 - 336 pages
...fine a blue ?" " Hold there," the other quick replies, " 'T is green : I saw it with these eyes, 30 As late with open mouth it lay And warm'd it in the...beast I view'd, And saw it eat the air for food." "I 've seen it, Sir, as well as you, 85 And must again affirm it blue ; At leisure I the beast survey'd...
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Principles of Elocution and Vocal Culture: In which the Rules for Correct ...

Benjamin W. Atwell - 1867 - 106 pages
...what 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."...
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Select Academic Speaker: Containing a Large Number of New and Appropriate ...

Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 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...
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The Standard Fifth Reader for Public and Private Schools: Containing a ...

Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pages
...length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue, — Who ever saw so fine a blue ! " 3. " 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 t viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."...
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