| Robert Blair - 1802 - 160 páginas
...Sudden 1 he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his (ellows; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 páginas
...starts! and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels: Full fast he flks, and dares not -look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; ' . i . Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, Who walks... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 páginas
...ft.irts! and hears, or thinks he hears, The found of fomething purring at his heels, Full taft he Hies, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes his ftllows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and gh:i(tly, That walks... | |
| 1806 - 330 páginas
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till,...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes its stand O'er some new-opcn'd grave ; and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The... | |
| 1806 - 184 páginas
...Sudden he starts ! and hears, or thinks he hears. The sound of something purring at his heels : Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till...and ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes bis stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and, strange to tell ! Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1014 páginas
...starts, and heirs, or thinks be hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flics, and dares not look behind him, Till out of breath he overtakes bis fellows; Who gather round, and wonder at tbe tale Of horrid apparation, tnll and gbaîtlv. Thai... | |
| English poetry - 1809 - 308 páginas
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels ; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till...ghastly, That walks at dead of night, or takes his stand M2 O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell!) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 páginas
...and hears, or thinks hejiears, The sound of something purring at his heel*, Full fast iiHli< ^, nud son 8 v- feliows ; Who gather round, and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition, tall and ghastly, That walks... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 680 páginas
...Sudden he starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something pun-ing at his heels; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him, Till,...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some new-open'd grave ; and (strange to tell !) Evanishes at crowing of the cock. The new-made widow, too,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 686 páginas
...starts, and hears, or thinks he hears, The sound of something purring at his heels; Full fast he Hies, and dares not look behind him, 'Till, out of breath,...walks at dead of night, or takes his stand O'er some ncw-open'd grave; and (strange to tell Л Evanishes at crowing of the cock. f * у Э Jlienew-mailc... | |
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