The Country Vicar; The Bride of Thrybergh; and Other Poems. [By Samuel Hobson.]Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, Paternoster-Row, 1825 - 192 Seiten |
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... vain , To drag it when beyond the plain , Since now an ascent rough and high Does in his homeward pathway lie ; He breathless stops where , near his way , A ponderous rocky fragment lay , On which he lifts his struggling prey : Then ...
... vain , To drag it when beyond the plain , Since now an ascent rough and high Does in his homeward pathway lie ; He breathless stops where , near his way , A ponderous rocky fragment lay , On which he lifts his struggling prey : Then ...
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... vain J May hope with all his toil to gain E'en half the joys and comforts , which Are shed , untoiled for , on the rich . Ah ! little does the murmurer know , That oft to wealth is coupled woe ; That many a head which wears a crown ...
... vain J May hope with all his toil to gain E'en half the joys and comforts , which Are shed , untoiled for , on the rich . Ah ! little does the murmurer know , That oft to wealth is coupled woe ; That many a head which wears a crown ...
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... " They therefore hoped , he ' d kindly wait " Till they were in an abler state , " To make the church as he desired , " When they would do whate'er required . " The Vicar saw ' twas vain to try , To 28 THE COUNTRY VICAR .
... " They therefore hoped , he ' d kindly wait " Till they were in an abler state , " To make the church as he desired , " When they would do whate'er required . " The Vicar saw ' twas vain to try , To 28 THE COUNTRY VICAR .
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Samuel Hobson. The Vicar saw ' twas vain to try , To raise the farmers ' sympathy About their church , or make them feel As he felt when he made th ' appeal : He , therefore , in no small vexation , Changes his plan of operation ; And as ...
Samuel Hobson. The Vicar saw ' twas vain to try , To raise the farmers ' sympathy About their church , or make them feel As he felt when he made th ' appeal : He , therefore , in no small vexation , Changes his plan of operation ; And as ...
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... vain , The sanction of the law to gain , In such a case - each lawyer must Reject his plea as most unjust . Ah ! little did he know the ways , The quibbles , troubles , and delays , Whereby the limbs of law can tease Their wretched ...
... vain , The sanction of the law to gain , In such a case - each lawyer must Reject his plea as most unjust . Ah ! little did he know the ways , The quibbles , troubles , and delays , Whereby the limbs of law can tease Their wretched ...
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The Country Vicar: The Bride of Thrybergh, and Other Poems (1825) Samuel Hobson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2009 |
The Country Vicar: The Bride of Thrybergh, and Other Poems (1825) Samuel Hobson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2009 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Acre's arms array Ascalon band beams beauteous behold blessed bloody bosom brave breast BRIDE OF THRYBERGH Britons brutal band cease CHIMNEY TOP church courser cries curate D'Avesnes deep delight despair DONCASTER e'en e'er endless night fair Edwina famed fate fear fierce fight firm flew flies furlong gallant gaol glade grief ground hand Hangman Hill happiness heart Heaven Holy Land Holy Tomb Jaffa's joiners joyous knight labour maid mortal Moslem ne'er neighbouring nought numbers o'er pennons plain possessed pray prey Quaker repose Reresby's Richard Saracenic scarce scene seraphs shew sigh silent Sir Ralph Baldriston Sir Reresby sire skies smile soon sorrow spoke squire stand steed stood STRANGER strife sure sweet tears thee thou throng Thrybergh's tongue tower trembling Twas twill uttered valiant vast Vicar thought wall warriors ween wretched writ
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 136 - Coningsburgh's lofty tower— Scarce had the porter time to gain The massy bridge's ponderous chain, And its huge weight to lower ; Before appeared in rich array, On prancing steed with trappings gay, Sir Ralph, prepared to wend his way To Thrybergh's noble hall. Upon his head a cap was seen, Embroidered, studded, fair, and sheen, With plumed crest and tall. With rowelled heel the glossy side Of his high-mettled...
Seite 15 - And still the tesselated floor Shews traces of the purple gore Of both the Baron and his foe ;— At least tradition says 'tis so: And on his marble tomb displayed, Full length his effigy is laid ; While at his feet, lies large as life, The cat, which caused the mortal strife.