 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...Stands cover'd o'er with snow, and then demands The fruit of all his toil. The fowls of heaven, Tam'd by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store,...little boon Which PROVIDENCE assigns them. One alone, 245 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, Jn joyless... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pages
...Stands cover'd o'er with snow, and then demands The fruit of all his toil. The fowls of heav'n, Tam'd by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store,...In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shiv'ring mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pages
...charmingly described the annual visits of this little favourite, in lines that have beer often quoted. The Redbreast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely...fields, and thorny thickets, leaves His shivering mate, and pays to trusted man Hit annual visit. Haif afraid, he first Against the window beaes ; then... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pages
...assigns them. One aioue, The red-hreast, sacred to the houshold gods, Wisely regardful of th' emhroiling sky, In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves...shivering mates, and pays to trusted Man His annual visit. Half-afraid, he first Against the window heats; then, hrisk, alights On the warm hearth ; then, hopping... | |
 | Maria Riddell - 1803 - 286 pages
...The red-lreast, sacred to the household godst " Wisely regardful of th' embroiling iky, " In joy less fields and thorny thickets leaves " His shivering...mates, and pays to trusted Man " His annual visit." THOMSON'S SEASOKS. WELCOME, sweet bird, that from the leafless grove Now seek'st a refuge in my lowly... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pages
...Stands, cover'd o'er with snow, and then demands The fruit of all his toil. The fowls of heaven, Tam'd by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store,...little boon Which Providence assigns them. One alone, 245 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 pages
...around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon That Providence allows. [fThe red- breast, sole, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets leaves His shivering fellows, and to trusted man His annual visit pays : now to the dome, Against the window beats; then,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1806 - 242 pages
...Stands coverd o'er with snow, and then demands The fruit of all his toil. The fowls of heaven, Tara'd by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store,...little boon Which Providence assigns them. One alone, 845 The red-breast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th' embroiling sky, In joyless... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Parnell - 1808 - 338 pages
...then demands The fruit of all his toil. The fowls of heaven , "i aui'd by the cruel season , croud around The winnowing store , and claim the little...sky , In joyless fields, and thorny thickets, leaves Uis shivering mates , and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half-afraid , he first Against the... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...o'er with snow, ami thru demands The fruit of all his toil. The fowls of Heaven, Tam'd by the crnel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns f hnn. One alone, The red-breast, sacred to the household godn, Wisely regardful of the' embroiling... | |
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Tamed by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One alone, The redbreast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th... 
