| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866 - 56 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat ; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat...chimney laughed. The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall 18 * A couchant tiger's seemed... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat of the chimney laughed. 3. The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette... | |
| Richard Edwards - Readers - 1867 - 372 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat of the chimney laughed. 3. The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette... | |
| Richard Edwards - Readers - 1867 - 374 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat ,And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat of the chimney laughed, 8. The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette... | |
| Samuel Stillman Greene - English language - 1868 - 252 pages
...fireside, and tell what ideas the words in dark type call up. The house-dog, on his paws> outspread, Laid to the fire his drowsy head ; The cat's dark...fall ; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andiron's straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered in a row ; And close... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1868 - 72 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat ; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat...chimney laughed, The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - Gift books - 1868 - 76 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, The merrier up its roaring draught The great throat...chimney laughed, The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...ouupraad bud to the fire hi* drowsy head. The cat'« dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger'« iert, The mng of cider «mtnered slow. The apple« «pattered in a row. And. close at band, the basket... | |
| American poetry - 1872 - 900 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat ; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, and tremulous tune. At last the thread was snapped,...head was bowed ; Life dropped the distaff through h Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seeiued... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1873 - 906 pages
...frost-line back with tropic heat ; And ever, when a louder blast Shook beam and rafter as it passed, tear away. SIR ROBERT CRAMT. "THOU HAST PUT ALL THINGS...HIS FEET." 0 NORTH, with all thy vales of green ! Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to... | |
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