 Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, 95 Here to return, and die at home...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 3181927Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1872 - 448 pages
...an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew; I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Uere to return — and die at home at last." How touchingly expressive are the succeeding lines, wrung... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 524 pages
...evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw; And, as an hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations pass'd, Here to return — and die at home at last. '"O bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline,... | |
 | Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw ; And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew. I still had hopes, my long vexations past, 1$ Here to return and die at home at last. 7. 0 blest retirement, Mend to life's decline, Retreat from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1875 - 158 pages
...evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And as an hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she...long vexations past, Here to return — and die at kome at last.1 " How touchingly expressive are the succeeding lines, wrung from a 124 heart which all... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1875 - 160 pages
...evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And as an hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she...hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and dit at kome at last? 124 heart which all the trials and temptations and bufferings of the world could... | |
 | Deeps - 1875 - 358 pages
...had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst those humble bowers to lay me down : And as a hare whom hounds and horn pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first it flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last. Yes, '... | |
 | 1876 - 162 pages
...an evening group to draw. And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations passed. Here to return — and die at home at last.'5 I do not recall an instance in all my boyhood... | |
 | Kingston (Mass.) - 1876 - 182 pages
...an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations passed, Here to return — and die at home at last." I do not recall an instance in all my boyhood... | |
 | Kingston (Mass. : Town) - 1876 - 176 pages
...an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hopes, my long vexatious passed, Here to return — and die at home at last." I do not recall an instance in all my... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, English - 1877 - 528 pages
...evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she...I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return—and die at home at last. That hope is idle for him. Sweet Auburn is no more. But though he... | |
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