 | 1784 - 378 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...these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warm'd itself in sunny ray; Stretch'd at its ease the beast I view'd, And saw it eat the air for food." "... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1871 - 200 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... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 328 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 open mouth it lay And warm'd it in the sunny ray ; Stretch' d at its ease the beast I view'd, And saw it eat the air for food." " I've seen it, Sir,... | |
 | Bertha E. Wright - 1872 - 222 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.'... | |
 | Alexander Reid - 1872 - 200 pages
...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 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."... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1873 - 348 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."... | |
 | Henry Major - 1873 - 136 pages
...then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a, blue?" •" Hold, there," the other quick replies, " "Pis green, I saw it with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it in the sunny raj ; Stretched at its ease the beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1874 - 166 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 tho beast I viewed, And saw it eat the air for food."... | |
 | Philip George and son, ltd - 1874 - 216 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."... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 272 pages
...chameleon leisure referred acquiesce decision lizard stretched extended surveyed pronounce discoursed " Hold, there," the other quick replies, " 'Tis green,...with these eyes, As late with open mouth it lay, And warmed it m the sunny raj ; Stretched at its ease the beast I viewed, . And saw it eat the air for... | |
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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?' 
