 THERE is a bird, who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishoplike he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate...  The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art ... - Strona 751pod redakcją Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | William Cowper - 1853 - Liczba stron: 800
...FOItEGOISO. I. THERE is a bird who by hia coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be suppos'da crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. • II. Above the steeple shine; a plate, That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - Liczba stron: 488
...humbler thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. THE JACKDAW. 1 THERE is a bird, who, by his coat, And by the hoarseness...bishop-like, he finds a perch, And dormitory too. 2 Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point blows the weather... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - Liczba stron: 476
...Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. sc — 5. s II. THE JACKDAW. THEBE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point blows the weather... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - Liczba stron: 476
...bids him shine, Nor bids him shine in vain. Ye proud and wealthy, let this theme H. THE JACKDAW. THEHE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point blows the weather... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - Liczba stron: 468
...bids him shine, Nor bids him shiue in vain. Ye proud and wealthy, let this theme H. THE JACKDAW. THEEE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of...Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple shines a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point blows the weather... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - Liczba stron: 850
...cornicuia, pennas, Qui sic Jiumanis rebas abesse velit. II. THE JACKDAW. TRANSLATION OP THE FOREGOING. THERE is a bird, who, by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow ; A £reat frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory too. Above the steeple... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1854 - Liczba stron: 128
...tempests' sound, Ordain them laws. Solomon was the richest monarch that reigned over the Jewish people. There is a bird, who, by his coat And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be supposed a crow. D If the existence of war always implies injustice in one at least of the parties concerned, it is... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - 1854 - Liczba stron: 406
...threescore! Threescore summers, when they're gone, Will appear as short as one ! THE JACK-DAW.—COWPER. 1. THERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his note, Might be suppos'da crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch, And dormitory... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - Liczba stron: 806
...llle tibi invideat, felix Cornieula, peimas, (226) II. THE JACKDAW. TRANSLATION OF THE FOIiKGOINd. I. THERE is a bird who by his coat, And by the hoarseness of his riolw, Might be suppos'da crow ; A great frequenter of the church, Where bishop-like he finds a perch,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - Liczba stron: 582
...humbler thoughts to you, Since such a reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. THE JACKDAW. THERE is a bird who, by his coat And by the hoarseness...the church, Where, bishop-like, he finds a perch, Above the steeple ahinea a plate, That turns and turns, to indicate From what point blows the weather.... | |
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