 | James Ford - 1818 - 432 strani
...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies nodding mock the hope of toil, There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade ; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. Here joyless... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 310 strani
...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil; There...charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares cling ronng the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines... | |
 | 1821 - 746 strani
...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; • There poppies nodding mock the hope of toil; There the blue bugloss paints the sterile »oil; Hardy and high, above the slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf ; O'er the young... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 302 strani
...blighted rye: There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil; There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks the... | |
 | 1834 - 424 strani
...blighted rye. There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war. There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil; There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade ; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around." We find in... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 334 strani
...blighted rye: There thistles stretch their prickly anns afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil; There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 296 strani
...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten warj There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil ; There the blue bugloss paints the sterile soil 3 Hardy and high, above the slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf j O'er the young shoot... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - 1825 - 516 strani
...cooling food for singing birds. eye upon their beauty. Crabbe speaks of their mischievous effects : " There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil ; There...slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf." C'KAHIIE'S VILLAGE. Virgil has a fine comparison, which was copied by Ariosto, of a beautiful youth... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 strani
...blighted rye ; There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies, nodding, mock the hope of toil —...soil ; Hardy and high, above the slender sheaf, The shiny willow waves her silky leaf; O'er the young shir the charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 strani
...blighted rye . There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar. And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil , There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks the... | |
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Rank weeds, that every art and care defy, Reign o'er the land and rob the blighted rye : There Thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war; There Poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil, There the blue Bugloss paints... 
