 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 334 sidor
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the dress; For these the manners, nay the mind express; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid; Those ample clasps, of 'Solid metal made; The close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age; The dull red edging of the well-filFd page; On the... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 sidor
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ; For these the manners, nay the mind eipross; ears! Such is the scene around me now : A little Churrh-yard on the brow Of a green paitoral h close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 sidor
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ; For these the manners, nay the mind, express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid • Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-flll'd page ; On the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 362 sidor
...volumes which displayed the antique and venerable attributes so happily described by a modern poet : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid, Those ample clasps of solid metal made, The close-press 'd leaves unoped for many an age. The dull red edging of the well-iiHM page, On the hroad... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 sidor
...First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ;( 2 ) For these the manners, nay the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page; On the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 376 sidor
...volumes which displayed the antique and venerable attributes so happily described by a modern poet : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid, Those ample clasps of solid metal made, The cloae-press'd leaves unuped for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-flll'd page, On the broad... | |
 | 1844 - 276 sidor
...home. After a safe passage, they reached Dartmouth on the 29th of September. DESCRIPTION OP A FOLIO. THAT weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The ctose-prest haves, unclosed for many an age, The drill ted edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 sidor
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the drcse ; For these the manners, nay the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-pro ss'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 900 sidor
...crowd. First let us view the form, the size, the dress; For these the manners, nay, the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o-erlaid, Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-pressed leaves, unclosed for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-filled page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 sidor
...First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ; '4 For these the manners, nay the mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal mode ; The close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the wcll-fill'd... | |
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