 | 1837 - Страниц: 646
...group The family dispers'd, and fixing thought, Not less dispers'd by daylight and its cares." While " The needle plies its busy task ; The pattern grows...curling tendrils gracefully dispos'd, Follow the nimble finger of the fair — The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - Страниц: 370
...Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows,...leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flowers, that blow... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - Страниц: 534
...themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well depicted flow'r, Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn. Unfolds its...curling tendrils, gracefully dispos'd, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath, that cannot fade, of flow'rs, that blow With most success when all besides... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1837 - Страниц: 294
...Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound. The silent circle fan themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows,...Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn. Unfolds its blossom ; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1837 - Страниц: 342
...Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves, and quake: But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows,...Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its blossom; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - Страниц: 554
...themselves, and quake. But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depieted flower Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn Unfolds...leaves and sprigs And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair, A wreath that cannot fade, of flowers that blow With... | |
 | 1840 - Страниц: 378
...themselves and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted flow'r, Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its...leaves, and sprigs, And curling tendrils, gracefully disposed, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; A wreath that cannot fade, of flow'rs that blow With... | |
 | 1840 - Страниц: 368
...Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted flow'r, Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its bosom ; buds, and leaves, and sprigs, And... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1841 - Страниц: 446
...XXV. ON MODERN NEEDLEWORK. " Out Country everywhere is fild With Ladies, and with Gentlewomen, skild In this rare Art.'' TAYLOR. " For here the needle...fingers of the fair ; A wreath that cannot fade." COWPER. " The great variety of needleworks which the ingenious women of other countries, as well as... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - Страниц: 240
...and quake ; But here the needle plies its busy task, 150 The pattern grows, the well-depicted flow'r, Wrought patiently into the snowy lawn, Unfolds its...curling tendrils, gracefully dispos'd, Follow the nimble finger of the fair ; 155 A wreath, that cannot fade, or flow'rs that blow With most success when all... | |
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Of sounding an alarm assaults these doors Till the street rings ; no stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound, The silent circle fan themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task, The pattern grows, the well-depicted... 
