 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
 | 1926 - 780 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,... | |
 | Prescott Alphonso Parker - 1926 - 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,... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - 1926 - 1744 pages
...fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest; ; and, of course, our circumstances were changed; and, instead of living Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew; And Lucy, at her wheel,... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - 1926 - 744 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,... | |
 | Sir John Collings Squire - 1927 - 496 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... | |
 | Laura (Riding) Jackson, Robert Graves - 1928 - 200 pages
...him shade, In winter fire. (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). Blest who can unconcern 'dly find Hours, days and years slide soft away In health of body, peace of... | |
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