 MINE be a cot beside the hill, A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ; A willowy brook, that turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the...  The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White ... - Page 96by Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 497 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Rose Cecil O'Neill - 1997 - 154 pages
...and this one was now a favorite — Mine be a cot beside the hill, A bee-hive's hum shall soothe mine ear; A willowy brook that turns a mill With many a fall shall linger near. We had always felt we would not be staying long in Omaha. Papa talked about its not being a good place... | |
 | Paul Ward - 2004 - 238 pages
...village green with thatched cottages, and the verse was on a similar bucolic theme, beginning 'Mine be a cot beside the hill/ A bee-hive's hum shall soothe...brook that turns a mill/ With many a fall shall linger near.'1' The obvious disparity between the homes of most of London Underground's passengers and these... | |
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