 Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.  The essays of Elia. A new ed - Page 84by Charles Lamb - 1857Full view - About this book
 | 1828 - 398 pages
...start up from behind it ; yet she never once turned her head, nor quickened nor slackened her pace ; Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, Beeause he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. She had proceeded in this manner about... | |
 | 1833 - 424 pages
...a sudden bound." The influence of superstitious fears is portrayed with great truth. "Like one who on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round, walks on And turns no more his head, Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1833 - 420 pages
...a sudden bound." The influence of superstitious fears is portrayed with great truth. "Like one who on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round, walks on And turns no more his head, Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1834 - 632 pages
...start up from behind it ; yet she never once turned her head, nor quickened nor slackened her pace ; Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. She had proceeded in this manner about... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...defined devils in Dante — tearing, mangling, choking, stifling, scorching demons — are they one half so fearful to the spirit of a man, as the simple idea...spirit unembodied following him — " Like one that in a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turn'd round, walks on, And turns no... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...defined devils in Dante — tearing, mangling, choking, stifling, scorching demons — are they one half so fearful to the spirit of a man, as the simple idea...spirit unembodied following him — " Like one that in a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turn'd round, walks on, And turns no... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1835 - 394 pages
...the ocean green, And looked far*fbrth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen — Like one, tL,. on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 pages
...defined devils in Dante — tearing, mangling, choking, stifling, scorching demons — are they one half so fearful to the spirit of a man, as the simple idea...road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turnM round, walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows a. frightful fiend Doth elose... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1836 - 496 pages
...more I viewed the ocean green, And look'd far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen — Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turn'd roud, walks on And turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1836 - 170 pages
...more3 I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen — Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round, walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close... | |
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