 We piled, with care, our nightly stack Of wood against the chimney-back, — The oaken log, green, huge, and thick, And on its top the stout back-stick ; The knotty forestick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; then, hovering...  Snow-bound: A Winter Idyl - Page 7by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1891 - 86 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 pages
...Had been to us companionship, And, in our lonely life, had grown To have an almost human tone. 15 As night drew on, and, from the crest Of wooded knolls...huge, and thick, And on its top the stout back-stick; The knotty forestick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; then, hovering... | |
 | 1866 - 470 pages
...enjoying social converse and domestic endearments, in the family circle around a blazing fire — 11 Of wood against the chimney-back, The oaken log, green,...huge and thick, And on its top the stout back-stick, The knotty forestick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; — " Before... | |
 | 1866 - 950 pages
...domestic endearments, in the family circle around a blazing fire — " Of wood against the cbimney-back, The oaken log, green, huge and thick, And on its top the stout back-stick, The knotty forestick luid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ;— " Before... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1868 - 314 pages
...had a strong and cultiauthor, was born in Boston, Feb. 5, vated taste for the natural sciences. 2. We piled, with care, our nightly stack Of wood against...huge, and thick, And on its top the stout backstick; The knotty forestick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; then, hovering... | |
 | Essex Institute - 1900 - 426 pages
...and Corner Shop. NARBONNE HOUSE. Showing Lean•to Roof and Corner Shop. " We piled, with care, onr nightly stack Of wood against the chimney.back, —...huge, and thick, And on its top the stout back.stick; The knotty forestick laid apart. And filled between with curious art The ragged brush; then, hovering... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...Had been to us companionship, Anil, in our lonely life, had grown To have an almost human tone. As }2 \V« piled, with care, our nightly stack Of wood against the chimney-back, — The oaken log, green,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 pages
...on, and, from the crest Of wooded knolls that ndged the west, * The Leaning Tower at Pisa (pe'asi). The sun, a snow-blown traveller, sank From sight beneath...piled, with care, our nightly stack Of wood against the chimney back, — The oaken log, green, huge, and thick, And on its top the stout back-stick ; The... | |
 | 1872 - 900 pages
...lip Had been to us companionship, And, in our lonely life, had grown To have an almost human tone. As (EA DA 6 ; The knotty forcstick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; then, hovering... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pages
...drew on, and from the crest Of wooded knolls that ridged the west, The sun, a snow-blown traveler, sank From sight beneath the smothering bank, We piled...huge, and thick, And on its top. the stout back-stick ; The knotty fbrestick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; then, hovering... | |
 | Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 382 pages
...drew on, and, from the crest Of wooded knolls that ridged the west, The sun, a snow-blown traveler, sank From sight beneath the smothering bank, We piled,...huge, and thick, And on its top the stout back-stick; The knotty forestick laid apart, And filled between with curious art The ragged brush ; then, hovering... | |
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