Then shakes his powdered coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught But now and then with pressure of his thumb T... The Task: A Poem in Six Books - Page 139by William Cowper - 1811 - 212 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...with his snout ; 50 Then shakes his powder'd coat and barks for joy. Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube 55 That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...powder'd coat and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube 55 That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| Henry Rogers - English language - 1838 - 150 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...coat and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right towards his work, nor stops for aught But now and then, with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube That fumes beneath his nose ; the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...powder'd coat and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark; nor stops for aught But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube That fumes beneath his nose ; the trailing cloud Streams... | |
| William Cowper - 1841 - 240 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure...thumb T' adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, 55 That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams far behind him, scenting all the air. Now... | |
| William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pages
...churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure of his thumb To adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, That fumes...beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams far bebind him, scenting all the air. Now from the roost, or from the neighb'ring pale, Where diligent... | |
| William Cowper - 1842 - 162 pages
...coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl Moves right toward the mark ; nor stops for aught, But now and then with pressure...thumb T' adjust the fragrant charge of a short tube, 55 That fumes beneath his nose : the trailing cloud Streams far behind him, scenting all the air. Now... | |
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