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
| Flowers - 1835 - 174 pages
...rose ! sad emblem of their doom; Frail as thy self, they perish while they bloom ! L1V. A WISH. MINE be a cot beside the hill; A bee-hive's hum shall soothe...latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew; And Lucy at her wheel shall sing,... | |
| 1835 - 378 pages
...; These simple joys, that never fail, Shall bind me to my native vale. A WISH. SAMUEL ROGERS. Mine be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall...my thatch. Shall twitter from her clay-built nest j Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivy'd porch shall... | |
| 1836 - 514 pages
...shrill horn its fearful lamín flings ! — I wake in horror, and dare sleep no more ! A WISH. MINE be a cot beside the hill, A bee-hive's hum shall soothe...beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; OK shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest Around my ivied porch shall... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 428 pages
...could not be fancied. He repeated some verses of Rogers' "Wish," which paint the spot : — " Mine be a cot beside the hill — A bee-hive's hum shall...willowy brook that turns a mill, With many a fall shalHinger near :" &c. But when he came to the Stanza— " And Lucy at her wheel shall sing, la russet-gown... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 408 pages
...verses of Rogers' " Wish," which paint the spot : — " 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 : " &c. But when he came to the Stanza — " And Lucy at her wheel shall sing, In russet-gown and apron... | |
| 1837 - 598 pages
...could not be fancied. He repeated some verses of Rogers's " Wish," which paint the spot:— " Mine be a cot beside the hill— A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear; A willowy brook that tarns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near; " &c. But when he came to the stanza— " And Lucy... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 294 pages
...could not be fancied. He repeated some verses of Rogevs's " Wish," which paint the spot : — " Mine be a cot beside the hill — A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear ; A willowy brook that tarns a miH, With many a fall, shall linger near ; " &c, But when he came to the stanza — " And Lucy... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 790 pages
...paint the spot : — " Mine be a cot beeide the hill— • Л beehive's hum «hall soothe my car ; A willowy brook that turns a mill, With many a fall shall linger near :" &C. But when he came to the Stanza — "And Lncy at her wheel shall sing, In russet-gown and apron... | |
| 1838 - 332 pages
...Oppression shall be hurl'd, Her name, her nature, wither'd from the world ! CAMPBELL. THE WISH. MINE be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall...latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring, Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew; And Lucy at her wheel shall sing,... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1838 - 332 pages
...Aualecta Vet. Foetarnm, HI. 'ZOO. 202 A WISH. MINE be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall sooth my ear ; A willowy brook, that turns a mill, With...meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivy'd porch shall springEach fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing In russet-gown... | |
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