 tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright...  Poems - Page 137by William Cowper - 1788Full view - About this book
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1108 pages
...is his memorable description of the post coming in: With spatter" d boots, strapp'd waist and fro/en locks, News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. True to his charge, the close-pack'd load behind, Yet careless what he brings, his one concern Is to conduct it to the destin'd... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1883 - 232 pages
...! 'tis the twanging horn ! O'er yondur bridge That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright, He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | William Cowper - 1883 - 274 pages
...! 'tis the twanging horn ! O'er yonder bridge That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright, He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 pages
...! 't is the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright; He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapped waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | Manchester Literary Club - 1884 - 536 pages
...! 'tis the twanging horn ! o'er yonder bridge That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; lie comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapp'd waist and frozen locks, News... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1884 - 436 pages
...yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the morn Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright, He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapp'd waist and frozen locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1884 - 436 pages
...yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the morn Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright, He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spattered boots, strapp'd waist and frozen locks, News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...Hark! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides once more And looked far forth, yet little saw I...viewed the ocean green, Of what had else been seen— noisy world, 5 With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks; News from all nations lumbering... | |
 | William Cowper - 1885 - 352 pages
...HARK ! 'tis the twanging horn o'er yonder bridge That with its wearisome but needful length Bestrides the wintry flood, in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled...face reflected bright ; — He comes, the herald of a noisy world, With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks, News from all nations lumVring... | |
 | 1885 - 782 pages
...'tis the twanging horn ! o'or yonder bridge, That with its wearisome but needful length, Bestrides the wintry flood ; in which the moon Sees her unwrinkled face reflected bright ; He comes the herald of a noisy world. Now, this is Olney Bridge as it used to be in Cowper's time. The bridge has been renewed,... | |
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