 | 1811 - 592 páginas
...he touch'd not the ground, but his talons he spread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the Grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing ; He took but one skip, and was soon out of sight, Then chirp'd his own praises the rest of the night.... | |
 | 1811 - 614 páginas
...he touch' d not the ground, but his talons he spread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the Grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring, Very long was his leg, though but short \vas his wing ; He took but one skip, and was soon out of sight, Then chirp'd his own praises the rest... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1821 - 202 páginas
...he touched not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the Grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirped his own praises the rest of the night.... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 páginas
...he touched not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing ; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirped his own praises the rest of the... | |
 | Catherine Ann Dorset - 1831 - 64 páginas
...he touch'd not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air, at the end of a thread. Then the Grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his Leg, though but short was his Wing ; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirp'd his own praises the rest of the... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 páginas
...he touch'd not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air, at the end of a thread. Then the Grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing ; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirp'd his own praises the rest of the... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 páginas
...but with talons [i] outspread, Hung suspended hi air at the end of a thread. [1J Talont — claws. Then the Grasshopper came, with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirped his own praises the rest of the night.... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 páginas
...he touched not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing ; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirped his own praises the rest of the... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 páginas
...he touched not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing; He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirped his own praises the rest of the night.... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1853 - 122 páginas
...he touched not the ground, but with talons outspread, Hung suspended in air at the end of a thread. Then the Grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring,...Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing : He took but three leaps, and was soon out of sight, Then chirped his own praises the rest of the... | |
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Then the grasshopper came with a jerk and a spring, Very long was his leg, though but short was his wing... 
