 ... harmless lambs; some leaping securely in the cool shade, whilst others sported themselves in the cheerful sun; and saw others craving comfort from the swollen udders of their bleating dams. As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possessed...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3041841Full view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1653 - 306 pages
...Poet has happily expreft it ; I was for that time lifted above earth; 4nd poflejl joyes not promifd in my birth. As I left this place, and entered into the next field, afecondpleafure entertained me, 'twas a handfome Milk-maid, that had caft away all care, and fung like... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...poet has happily expreft it, Ivans for that time lifted above earth ; And poffeft joys not promis<d in my birth. As I left this place and entered into the next field, a fecond pleafure entertained me ; "twas a handfome milk-maid, that had not yet attained fo much age... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 480 pages
...dams. As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that z 2I thought, as the poet has happily expressed it, I was for that time lifted above earth. " As I left this place and entered into the next field, a second pleasure entertained me ; 'twas a... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet has happily expressed it: t I was for that time lifted above earth ; And possessed joys not promised in my birtl:. As I left this place and entered into the next field, a second pleasure entertained me; 'twas... | |
 | England - 1823 - 772 pages
...As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I < bought, as the poet has happily expressed it; ' I was for that time lifted above earth ; And possess'd joys not promised in my birth.' " As I left this place, and entered into the next field,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1833 - 350 pages
...these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet hath happily expressed it, I was for that time lifted above earth ; And poasess'd joys not promised in my birth. As I left this place, and entered into the next field, a second... | |
 | Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1836 - 358 pages
...these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet hath happily expressed it, I was for that time lifted above earth ; And possess 'd joys not promised in my birth. As I left this place, and entered into the next field, a... | |
 | Thomas Miller - Country life - 1837 - 466 pages
...their bleating dams. As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possest my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet has happily expressed it, ' I was for that time lifted above earth, And possest joys not promised in my birth.' As I left this place and entered into the next field, a second... | |
 | 1837 - 704 pages
...sights had so fully possessed my ( soul with content, that I thought as the poet has happily ex' pressed it, ' I was for that time lifted above earth ; ' And possessed joys not promised in my birth.' We are tempted to transcribe the stanzas in which Walton preĢents the very spirit of his ' Angler.'... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1839 - 594 pages
...their bleating dams. As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet has happily expressed it, I was for that time lifted aboce earth ; And possess'd joys not promis'd in my birth. As I left this place, and entered into the... | |
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