 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1873 - 348 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave matronly cows, And tossed the colt's manes all about their brows, Till offended at such a, familiar salute, They all turned their backs and stood silently mule. So on it went capering and playing its pranks ; Whistling with reeds on the broad river's banks... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1875 - 136 pages
...brows ; Till, offended at such an unusual salute, They all turned 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.... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 348 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 turned their backs, and stood silently mute.* 4. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks ; Whistling with reeds on the broad river banks ;... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 346 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave, matronly 1 cows, And t6ssed the colts' manes all about their brows — Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all turned their backs, and stood silently mute.8 4. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks ; Whistling with reeds on the broad river... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1876 - 348 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave, matronly x cows, And tdssed the colts' manes all about their brows — Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all turned their backs, and stood silently mute.2 4. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks ; Whistling with reeds on the broad river... | |
 | Marshall John and co - 1876 - 168 pages
...Till, offended at such an unusual salute, They all turned their backs, and stood sulky and mutu."1 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.... | |
 | Walter K. Fobes - 1877 - 108 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...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.... | |
 | Walter K. Fobes - 1877 - 108 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...mute. So on it went capering, and playing its pranks ; Puffing the birds as they sat on the spray, Or the traveller grave on the king's highway. It was... | |
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - 1877 - 346 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave, matronly 5 cows, And t6ssed the colts' manes all about their brows— Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all turned their backs, and stood silently mute. 8 4. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks; Whistling with reeds on the broad river banks... | |
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - 1877 - 350 pages
...plucked by their tails the grave, matronly5 cows, And tdssed the colts' manes all about their brows — Till, offended at such a familiar salute, They all turned their backs, and stood silently mute.6 4. So on it went, capering and playing its pranks ; Whistling with reeds on the broad river... | |
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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. 
