 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 latch,...  In the Side Shows - Page 264by William Wedgwood Benn Stansgate (Viscount) - 1919 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1865 - 144 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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,... | |
 | Words - 1866 - 368 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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,... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow oft beneath my thatch shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch and share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivy'd porch shall spring each fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; and Lucy, at her wheel,... | |
 | 1866 - 132 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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,... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft beneath my thatch, "Shall twitter from her clay-built nest; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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... | |
 | 1867 - 80 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her claybuilt nest; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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,... | |
 | Woodland - 1868 - 186 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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,... | |
 | James Burton (schoolmaster.) - 1868 - 216 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built2 nest, Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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... | |
 | John Hugh Hawley - 1868 - 298 pages
...fall, shall linger near. The swallow oft beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. * Mrs. ANN HAWKSHAWE, a living authoress, has written " Poems for my Children," from which this is... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow oft beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the 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,... | |
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