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
| Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1902 - 1076 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. 0 bless'd retirement, friend to life's decline,... | |
| English literature - 1928 - 728 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 pass'd, Here to return — and die at home at last. These passages, and indeed the poems as a whole,... | |
| Phrenology - 1839 - 546 pages
...evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all 1 saw; And as a hare, whom horns and hounds pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew, I still had hope, my long vexations past, Here to return, and die (it home at last," All the likenesses of the... | |
| A. H. BLACKWOOD - 1845 - 356 pages
...given my share, I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; I still had hopes — my long vexations past, Here to return, and lay me down at last." Tired of the punishment he had allotted himself, as well as Minnie, he came to... | |
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