 | Poetry Book, Poetry book - 1856 - 136 pages
...their brows; Till, offended at such an unusual salute, They all turn'd their backs, and stood sulky and mute. So on it went capering and playing its pranks, Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks, Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway.... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1857 - 696 pages
...brows ; Till offended at such an unusual salute, They all turned their backs, arid stood sulky and mute. So on it went capering and playing its pranks, Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks, Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway.... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 226 pages
...But, offended with such an unusual salute, They all turned their backs, and stood sulky and mute. 4. So on it went capering and playing its pranks, Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks, Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway.... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1857 - 394 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave, matronly cows, And tossed the colts' manes all over their brows, Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all turned their backs and stood sullenly mute. 4. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks, Whistling with reeds on the broad... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 226 pages
...and mute. 4. So on it went capering and playing its pranks, Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks, Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway. 5. It was not too nice to rustle the bags Of the beggar, and... | |
 | 1858 - 460 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave, matronly cows, And tossed the colts' manes all about their brows, Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all...Puffing the birds, as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway, It was not too nice to bustle the bags Of the beggar, and nutter... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - 1858 - 422 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave matronly cows, And tossed the colts' manes all about their brows, Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all...silently mute. So on it went, capering and playing its prauks, Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks ; Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray,... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...was coming. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks, Whistling the reeds on the broad river's banks ; Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway. 'Twas so bold that it feared not to play its jo'ke With the... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 232 pages
...their backs, and stood sulky and mute. Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway. It was not too nice to hustle the bags Of the beggar, and nutter his dirty rags ; Twas so bold, that it feared not to play its joke With the doctor's wig or... | |
 | William Howitt - 1863 - 418 pages
...sullenly mute. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks ; Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks ; Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway. It was not too nice to hustle the bags Of the beggar, and nutter... | |
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Twas so bold that it feared not to play its joke With the doctor's wig, and the gentleman's cloak. 
