 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 páginas
...the Knight did keep, More than his hangs or fleas, from sleep. And as an owl, that in a harn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts his round blue eyes, 403 As if he slept, until he spies . . The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 páginas
...the knight did keep, More than his bangs, or fleas, from sleep; And as an owl, that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts his round blue eyes, As if he slept, until he spiss The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch. So from his courh the... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 páginas
...the knight did keep, More than his bangs, orjleas, from sleep, And as an owl that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts his round blue eyes, 405 As if he slept, until he spies 403. For the pwl and the mouse vide figs. 7 and 4, ante. The little... | |
 | 1816 - 566 páginas
...owl. The cunning of this nocturnal bird is admirably described by Butler : " And as an owl that in a barn Sees the mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still,...slept, until he spies The little beast within his reach, Then starts, apd seizes on the wretch." The innumerable herbs and flowers, which meet our eyes... | |
 | 1816 - 420 páginas
...of this nocturnal bird is admirably described by our inimitable BUTLER :— And as an owl that in a barn Sees the mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still,...slept, until he spies The little beast within his roach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch '. Mackerel (scomber, scomber) are taken in great abundance... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 páginas
...the knight did keep, More than his bangs, or fleas, from sleep, And as an owl that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts his round blue eyes, 405 As if he slept, until he spies 86 The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on... | |
 | 1882 - 870 páginas
...passages, less closely like than others, yet not unlike : — "And as an owl, that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts...slept, until he spies The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch," &c. — НгиШяш. Still Voltaire has ever been allowed... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 páginas
...the Knight did keep. More than his bangs or fleas, from sleep ; And as an owl that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts...slept, until he spies The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch ! So from his couch the Knight did start. To seize upon... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 páginas
...the Knight did keep. More than his bangs or fleas, from sleep ; And as an owl that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts...slept, until he spies The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch; So from his couch the Knight did start, To seize upon... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 416 páginas
...than his bangs or fleas, from sleep; And as an owl that in a barn Sees a mouse ereeping in the eorn, Sits still, and shuts his round blue eyes. As if he...slept, until he spies The little beast within his reaeh, Then starts, and seizes on the wreteh; So from his eoueh the Knight did start. To seize upon... | |
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And as an owl that in a barn Sees a mouse creeping in the corn, Sits still, and shuts his round blue eyes As if he slept, until he spies The little beast within his reach, Then starts, and seizes on the wretch... 
