 The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons...  A History of Literature in America - Página 292de Barrett Wendell, Chester Noyes Greenough - 1904 - 443 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1893 - 482 páginas
...wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter's fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider * simmered slow,...basket stood . With nuts from brown October's wood." This vivid simplicity of description is generally recognized. Less obvious, I think, and less certainly... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 páginas
...wall 18 * A couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons* straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north-wind raved? Blow high, blow low, not... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 374 páginas
...the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. 4. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north-wind raved ? Blow high, blow low,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 páginas
...the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. 4. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north-wind raved ? Blow high, blow low,... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1868 - 314 páginas
...couchant ' tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddled feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. 6. What matter how the night behaved ? What matter how the north wind raved ? Blow high, blow low,... | |
 | 1868 - 1048 páginas
...fall ; • And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons straggling feet The mug of elder simmered slow, The apples sputtered in a row, And,...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. What matter how the night behaved! What matter how the north-wind raved ! Blow high, blow low, not... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 páginas
...the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' n the yellow mountain-heads, Gilds the fleeces of...me trees unnumbered rise, Beautiful in various dyes JOHN CRBENLEAF WHITTIM A DROP OF DEW. SEE how the orient dew, Shed from the bosom of the morn Into... | |
 | 1876 - 612 páginas
...dull winter evening when they go round ! Whittier, in speaking of old times in the country, says : u And for the winter fireside meet, Between the andiron's...basket stood, With nuts from brown October's wood." How sorrowful to think the old-fashioned " apple-cut " is now fallen into desuetude ! At least, it... | |
 | 1875 - 120 páginas
...the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall ; And for the winter fireside meet Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. Coming. /~*OMEST Thou at evening ? We would fain ^ Be found before Thee meekly kneeling, Where thro'... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 páginas
...the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The...basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. The bull's-eye watch that hung in view, Ticking its weary circuit through, Pointed, with mutely-warning... | |
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