 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 pages
...grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, bouse and all Together. Within that house secure he hides,...house, with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus,... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...sing on ! ANON. The Snail. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together....danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house... | |
 | George Watson (publisher.) - 1859 - 172 pages
...Hum'-ble So-ei'-e-ty De-pen'-dant To grass or leaf, or fruit or wall, The Snail sticks fast, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together....house with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself, has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. This... | |
 | George Watson (publisher.) - 1859 - 152 pages
...Hum'-ble So-ci'-et-y De-pend'-ant To grass or leaf, or fruit or wall, The Snail sticks fast, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together....house with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself, has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. This... | |
 | William Cowper - 1860 - 506 pages
...thy wits. XXI. THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together....power is such, He shrinks into his house with much Wherever he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...despise.' J. Gay CL THE SNAIL To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there house and all Together....house with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus hermit-like... | |
 | John Gwyn Jeffreys - Mollusks - 1862 - 498 pages
...and is as follows : — " To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together...house with much Displeasure. " Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone ; Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. " Thus,... | |
 | John Gwyn Jeffreys - Mollusks - 1862 - 974 pages
...is as follows : — " То grase, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together...weather. " Give but his horns the slightest touch, Hia self-collecting power is such He shrinks into hie house with much Displeasure. " Where'er he dwells,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 168 pages
...Euenings at Home. THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger invmin'ent1 betides Of storm, or other harm besides, Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch,... | |
 | Easy rhymes - Children's poetry, English - 1864 - 176 pages
...MRS, FOLLEN. THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together....such, He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure. 12 Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his... | |
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THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but... 
