 THE bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve the stars were lit; The air was still, the water ran, No need was there for maid or man, When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai.  London Society - Seite 2541889Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Burroughs - 1909 - 348 Seiten
...with a Donkey," and the lines he pretends to quote from an old play kept running in my head : — 1The bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve the stars were lit; The air was sweet, the water ran; No need was there for maid or man, When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1881 - 268 Seiten
...punctual eve the stars were lit ; The air was sweet, the water ran ; No need was there for maid or nan, When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai." But the stately elm played me a trick : it slyly and at long intervals let great drops of water down... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1881 - 272 Seiten
..." Travels with a Donkey," and the lines he quotes from an old play kept running in my head : — " The bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve the stars were lit ; The air was sweet, the water ran ; No need was there for maid or man, When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green... | |
 | John Burroughs - 1884 - 336 Seiten
...amusing Travels witli a Donkey, and the lines he quotes from an old play kept running in my head — " The bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve the stars were lit ; The air was sweet, the water ran ; No need was there for maid or man, When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1886 - 284 Seiten
...always the most faithful believer who makes the cunningest apostle. UPPER GEVAUDAN (continued'}. ' The bed was made, the room was fit. By punctual eve the stars were lit; The air was sweet, the -water ran ; No need was there for maid or man. When we put up, my ass and I, At God's green... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1887 - 204 Seiten
...From the green elm a living linnet takes, One natural verse recapture — then be still. XXXII A CAMP1 THE bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve...put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai 1 From Travels with a Donkey. XXXIII THE COUNTRY OF THE GAMISARDS1 WE travelled in the print of olden... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 396 Seiten
...From the green elm a living linnet takes, One natural verse recapture — then be stilL XXXII A CAMP1 THE bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve...put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai. 1 From Travels with a Donkey. XXXIII THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS1 w E travelled in the print of olden... | |
 | Alice Brown - 1895 - 66 Seiten
...springs a spontaneous living verse, like the one born of solitude and stillness among the pines :— " The bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve...put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai. " , " Sing clearlier, Muse ! or evermore be still, Sing truer or no longer sing ! " Thus does he pray... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 400 Seiten
...From the green elm a living linnet takes, One natural verse recapture — then be still. XXXII A CAMP1 THE bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve...put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai. 1 From Travels witb a Donkey. XXXIII THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS1 W E travelled in the print of olden... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 394 Seiten
...From the green elm a living linnet takes, One natural verse recapture — then be still. XXXII A CAMP1 THE bed was made, the room was fit, By punctual eve...put up, my ass and I, At God's green caravanserai. 1 From Trmels with a Donky. XXXIII THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS1 W E travelled in the print of olden... | |
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