 That made the wild-swan pause in her cloud, And the lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale...  Pepacton [essays]. Author's ed - Seite 141von John Burroughs - 1884Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared with his foot on the prey; And the nightingale thought : I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay ; For he sings of what... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1843 - 256 Seiten
...lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale thought, " I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay, For he sings of what... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1845 - 510 Seiten
...lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale thought, "I hare aung many songs, But never a one so gay, For he sings of what... | |
 | 1849 - 556 Seiten
...lark drop down at his feet. ' The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale thought, " I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay, For he sings of what... | |
 | 1856 - 666 Seiten
...dropt down at his feet. -\\ The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, And the snake slept under a spray ; The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale thought, " I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay, For he sings of what... | |
 | William Francis Lynch - 1849 - 1628 Seiten
...dance goes on. The hawk, upon the topmost branch of a blighted tree, moved not at our approach, but " Stood with the down on his beak, And stared with his foot on the prey ;" and the veritable nightingale ceased not her song, for she made day night in her covert among the... | |
 | William Francis Lynch - 1849 - 592 Seiten
...dance goes on. The hawk, upon the topmost branch of a blighted tree, moved not at our approach, but " Stood with the down on his beak, And stared with his foot on the prey;" and the veritable nightingale ceased not her song, for she made day night in her covert among the leaves;... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 402 Seiten
...lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale thought, " I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay, For he sings of what... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1850 - 364 Seiten
...lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared with his foot on the prey; And the nightingale thought : I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay ; For he sings of what... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 404 Seiten
...lark drop down at his feet. The swallow stopt as he hunted the bee, The snake slipt under a spray, The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak, And stared, with his foot on the prey, And the nightingale thought, "I have sung many songs, But never a one so gay, Eor he sings of what... | |
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