 WHEN cats run home and light is come, And dew is cold upon the ground, And the far-off stream is dumb, And the whirring sail goes round, And the whirring sail goes round ; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits.  Poems - Sida 10efter Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1845Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1842 - 252 sidor
...And the far-off stream is dumb, And the -whirring sail goes round, And the whirring sail goes round ; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells the new-mown hay, And the cock hath sung beneath... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1843 - 260 sidor
...And the far-off stream is dumb, And the whirring sail goes round, And the whirring sail goes round ; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells the new-mown hay, And the cock hath sung beneath... | |
 | 1844 - 836 sidor
...sufficiently characterized by its first and last line — "When cats run home, and light is come, — Alone and warming his five wits The white owl in the belfry sits." To the second, we should render injustice, did we copy less than the last stanza. " I would mock thy... | |
 | 1902 - 874 sidor
...ancient, solitary reign. Or as Tennyson, always true to Nature In his mention of birds, puts it — Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. I have found the white owl "at home" in many such belfries, where he has often allowed me to handle... | |
 | 1845 - 608 sidor
...round, And the whirring sail goes round ; Alone, and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits < When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely...Twice or thrice his roundelay ; Alone, and warming hrs five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. s Thy tuwhits are lull'd, I wot, Thy tuwhoos of yesternight,... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1845 - 854 sidor
...And the whirring sail goes round, — Alone, and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells the new-mown hay, And the cock has sung beneath the thatch ' Twice or thrice his roundelay, Twice or thrice his roundelay, — ^ Alone,... | |
 | 1847 - 432 sidor
...addressed to the Owl, a specimen from each of which will charm our readers, we are convinced: " When.merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells the new-mown...his roundelay, Alone and warming his five wits, The while owl in the belfry sits." Now, second: " I would mock thy chaunt anew, But I cannot mimic it;... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction.VOL.I.January to June,1847 - 1847 - 430 sidor
..." When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells the new-mown Iny, And the cock hath snng beneath the thatch Twice or thrice his roundelay,...his roundelay, Alone and warming his five wits, The while owl in the belfry sita." Now, second : " I would mock thy chaunt anew, But I cannot mimic it;... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 276 sidor
...round, And the whirring sail goes round; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely...the new-mown hay, And the cock hath sung beneath the thatc Twice or thrice his roundelay, Twice or thrice his roundelay; Alone and warming his five wits,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 404 sidor
...the whirring sail goes round ; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. 2. When merry milkmaids click the latch, And rarely smells...owl in the belfry sits. SECOND SONG. TO THE SAME. 1. THY tuwhits are lull'd I wot, Thy tuwhoos of yesternight, Which upon the dark afloat, So took echo... | |
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