 And horses were born with eagles' wings : And just as I became assured My lame foot would be speedily cured, The music stopped and I stood still, And found myself outside the hill, Left alone against my will, To go now limping as before, And never hear...  The Home and Country Readers: Book One- - Page 222by Mary Augusta Laselle - 1918Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...and fruit-trees grew, And flowers put forth a fairer hue, And every thing was strange and new ; The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, And their...outran our fallow deer, And honey-bees had lost their stints. And horses were born with eagles' wings; And just as I became assured My lame fool would be... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...fruit-trees grew, " And flowers put forth a fairer hue, " And everything was strange and new ; " The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, " And their...and I stood still, " And found myself outside the Hil " Left alone against my will, " To go now limping as before, " And never hear of that country more... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...fruit-trees grew, " And flowers put forth a fairer hue, " And everything was strange and new ; " The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, " And their...had lost their stings ; " And horses were born with eagle's wings ; " And just as I became assured " My lame foot would be speedily cured, " The music... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...and fruit-trees grew, And flowers put forth a fairer hue, And everything was strange and new ; The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, And their...limping as before, And never hear of that country more !" * Alas, alas for Hamelin ! . There came into many a burgher's pate A text, which says that Heaven's... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...and fruit trees grew, And flowers put forth a fairer hue, And every thing was strange and new ; The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, And their dogs outran our fallow deer, And honey bees had lost their stings, And horses were born with eagles' wings. And just as I became assured... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...strange and new ; The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, And their dogs outran our fallow-deer, And honey-bees had lost their stings, And horses were...limping as before, And never hear of that country more !' The Mayor sent east, west, north, and south To offer the Piper by word of mouth. Wherever it was... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...and fruit-trees grew, And flowers put forth a fairer hue, And everything was strange and new ; The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, And their...limping as before, And never hear of that country more ! " XIv. Alas, alas for Hamelin ! There came into many a burgher's pate A text which says, that Heaven's... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 390 pages
...strange and new ; The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, And their dogs outran our fallow-deer, And honey-bees had lost their stings, And horses were...with eagles' wings ; And just as I became assured The music stopped and I stood still, And found myself outside the hill, Left alone against my will,... | |
 | 302 pages
...and fruitrtrees grew, . And flowers put forth a fairer hue, , And everything was strange and new, The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, ' And their...fallow deer, 'And honey-bees had lost their stings, 1 And horses were born with eagle's wings ; ' And just as I became assured ' My lame foot would be... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 436 pages
...fruit-trees grew, " And flowers put forth a fairer hue, " And everything was strange and new ; " The sparrows were brighter than peacocks here, " And their...became assured " My lame foot would be speedily cured, " And found myself outside the Hill, " Left alone against my will, " To go now limping as before, "... | |
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