The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Poems, - Página 159por William Cowper - 1803 - 363 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| William Cowper - 1837 - 534 páginas
...the leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanc'd weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And... | |
| Henry Rogers - 1838 - 150 páginas
...the following exquisite picture from Cowper's Task: — " Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 páginas
...woods to-day. Coleridge. 170.— THE WOODMAN AND HIS DOG. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears,... | |
| William Cowper - 1839 - 554 páginas
...the leaning pile Deeiduous, or its own unbalanced weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy and lean and shrewd, with pointed ears And... | |
| William Cowper - 1841 - 240 páginas
...leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanc'd weight. 40 Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears 45... | |
| 1842 - 1008 páginas
...purpose of affording timber or fuel, this is the best time to set about the work; therefore — Perth goes the woodman, leaving unconcerned The cheerful...: to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears,... | |
| William Cowper - 1842 - 162 páginas
...leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanc'd weight. 40 Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears 45... | |
| William Cowper - 1846 - 310 páginas
...the leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanc'd weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving uncoucern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And... | |
| William Cowper - 1847 - 556 páginas
...the leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanced weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear. From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears,... | |
| English poetry - 1848 - 468 páginas
...the leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanced weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe, And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears,... | |
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