 Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while; Then, like a musical adept. To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled Like a...  New York Teachers' Monographs - Page 461905Full view - About this book
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...!" was the exclamation Of the a.«tonish'd Mayor and Corporation. Into the street the piper stept, his heart, that he at last Must needs express his...of unmeant bitterness. Perhaps 'tis pretty to force candle-flame where salt is sprinkled : And ere three shrill notes the pipe utter'd, You heard as if... | |
 | Anna Callender Brackett - American poetry - 1881 - 348 pages
...! " was the exclamation Of the astonished Mayor and Corporation. Into the street the Piper stept, V Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while ; i Then like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...those who still remain. CCCLXVII. ROB. BEOWNING, 18121. THE PIPEB. Into the street the Piper stept, Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while ; I Then, like a muaical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1882 - 328 pages
..." " One ? fifty thousand ! " — was the exclamation Of the astonished Mayor and Corporation. VII. Into the street the Piper slept, Smiling first a little...And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle-flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if... | |
 | Charles Francis Keary - Archaeology - 1883 - 114 pages
...enchanted legend otherwise than in the enchanted language of BROWNING : " Into the street the piper stept, Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic...musical adept To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled." Then the townsfolk, freed from their burden, refused the piper his promised reward, and scornfully... | |
 | James Johonnot - Animals - 1885 - 268 pages
...of rat-extermination, together with a rat-commentary upon it: 16. " Into the street the Piper stept, Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic...And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle-flame where salt is sprinkled; And ere three shrill notes he uttered, You heard as if an army... | |
 | Recitations - 1885 - 180 pages
...!"—was the exclamation Of the astonished Mayor and Corporation. Into the street the Piper stepi. Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic...And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled Like a candle-flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered. You heard as if... | |
 | Charles Francis Keary - Archaeology - 1885 - 268 pages
...— l; Into the street the piper stept, Smiling first a little smile. As if he knew what magi •. slept In his quiet pipe the while ; Then like a musical adept To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled." Then the townsfolk, freed from their burden, refused tlie piper his promised reward, and scornfully... | |
 | Robert Browning - English poetry - 1887 - 428 pages
...was the exclamation Of the astonished Mayor and Corporation. VII. Into the street the Piper stept, Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic...And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a candle-flame where salt is sprinkled ; And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered, You heard as if... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - American literature - 1888 - 712 pages
...thousand !" was the exclamation Oí the astonished Mayor and Corporation. Into the street the piper stept, Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his qui^t pipe the while ; Then, like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green... | |
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