 THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishoplike he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate...  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Page 256by William Cowper - 1854Full view - About this book
 | John Barrow - 1855 - 450 pages
...the quadrangular gables of a lofty steeple. It may be said of this bird, as of the crow, that he is " A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch And dormitory too." I remember seeing a crow's nest on the apex of one of the towers of the church at Zurich. The road... | |
 | Hymns - 1875 - 336 pages
...Softly I sing — Sleeps, sleeps my baby boy, Baby, my king ! REA. BABY, THE KING ! THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...indicate From what point blows the weather ; Look up, your brains begin to swim, 'Tis in the clouds ! that pleases him, He chooses it the rather. You... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 470 pages
...lightniug and the gale. (Drain, bv A. EIWES.) THE JACKDAW. [WILLUM COWPEB. S« Page 39, Vol. I.] THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness...indicate From what point blows the "weather : Look up — your brains begin to swim, 'Tis in the clouds — that pleases him, He chooses it the rather.... | |
 | Marshall John and co - 1876 - 168 pages
...be good. True hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch And dormitory i too. Above the steeple shines a plate,2 That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1877 - 424 pages
...expression. Cowper's Letters arc the most delightful in the language. Born, 1731; Died 1800. THEBE is a "bird who, by his coat, And by the hoarseness...weather; Look up—your brains begin to swim, "Tis in the clouds—that pleases him, He chooses it the rather. Fond of the speculative height, Thither he wings... | |
 | William Cowper - 1877 - 104 pages
...storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow. THE JACKDAW. PROM "VINCENT BOURNE." j|ERE is a bird who, by his coat, And by the hoarseness...indicate From what point blows the weather ; Look up, — your brains begin to swim, 'T is in the clouds, — that pleases him, He chooses it the rather.... | |
 | Alfred Macleod - 1877 - 238 pages
...may guess, not to say, " Ask mamma," but at once to say " Yes ! " THE JACKDAW. — (Cowper.) THERE is a bird, who, by his coat, and by the hoarseness...indicate from what point blows the weather : look up — your brains begin to swim ; 'tis in the clouds — that pleases him ; he chooses it the rather.... | |
 | Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 pages
...thought — Repined, and groan'd, and wither 'd from the earth. Pollok. 3036. SATIETY. Emblem of THERE You think, no doubt, he sits and muses On future broken bones and bruises, If he should chance to fall.... | |
 | 1877 - 510 pages
...situation, we must yet regard these aberrations as governed entirely by external conditions. " There is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow." This is the jackdaw of Europe, and an interesting example he is for us. Dr. Wood says: "in some of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1879 - 688 pages
...thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. II.— THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...indicate . From what point blows the weather ; Look up, — your brains begin to swim, 'Tis in the clouds ; — that pleases him, He chooses it the rather.... | |
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