 And they ran out like bees in a midsummer swarm. There were dames with their kerchiefs tied over their caps, To see if their poultry were free from mishaps; The turkeys they gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified...  New National First [-fifth] Reader - Page 192by Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Poetry Book, Poetry book - 1856 - 136 pages
...gobbled, the geese scream'd aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from the roof threaten'd soon to be gone. But the wind had swept on, and had met in a lane With a schoolboy, who... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1857 - 394 pages
...And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd. 9. There was roaring of ladders, and logs were laid on, Where the thatch from the roof threatened soon...But the wind had passed on, and had met, in a lane, For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With a schoolboy who panted and struggled... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1857 - 696 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd ; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...roof threatened soon to be gone. But the wind had swept on, and had met in a lane With a school-boy, who panted and struggled in vain ; For it tossed... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 226 pages
...Where the thatch11 from the roof threatened soon to be gone. 8. But the wind had pressed forward, and met, in a lane, With a school-boy, who panted and struggled in vain ; For it tossed him and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With his foot in the pool, and his shoe in the mud. 9. Then... | |
 | 1858 - 460 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd ; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...gone. But the wind had passed on, and had met in a ^ane With a schoolboy, who panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed,... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...dwellers with sudden alarm ; And they ran out like bees in a midsummer swarm. But the wind had pass'd on and had met in a lane, With a school-boy who panted and struggled in vain ; For it toss'd him and twirl'd him, then pass'd, and he stood, With his hat in a pool, and his shoe in the... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - 1858 - 422 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed -aloud And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd : There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from the roof threatened soon to be gona But the wind has passed on, and had met in a lane With a schoolboy who panted and struggled in... | |
 | Light - 1861 - 124 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd ; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...roof threatened soon to be gone. But the wind had swept on, and had met in a lane With a school boy, who panted and struggled in vain ; For it tossed... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 pages
...And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd ; There was rearing of ladders, and logs were laid on, Where the thatch from the roof threatened soon to be gone. But the wind had swept on, and had met in a lane With a school-boy, who panted and struggled in vain ; For it tossed... | |
 | George Watson (publisher.) - 1864 - 238 pages
...And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd; There was rearing of ladders, and logs were laid on, Where the thatch from the roof threatened soon to be gone. But the wind had swept on, and had met in a lane With a schoolboy, who panted and struggled in vain ; For it tossed... | |
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