Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. The Library of Poetry and Song - Pagina 858geredigeerd door - 1925 - 1100 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - 1869 - 200 pagina’s
...and I hurried on with irregular steps, not daring to look about me : — Like one who, on a lonely road, Doth walk in fear and dread, And, having once...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.* ' Coleridge's "Ancient Mariner." Continuing thus, I came at length opposite to the inn at which the... | |
| English poems - 1870 - 722 pagina’s
...this spell was snapt : once more The cur-c 1s I ' f1nally expiated ; I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else...knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. " But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made : Its path was not upon the sea,... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 264 pagina’s
...now this spell was snapt ; once more TM f^™* h finalIJ' I viewed the ocean green, ' "i"a c> ; And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made ; Its path was not upon the sea In... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 530 pagina’s
...pray. And now this spell was snapt ; once more ™<jatedrM U fina"y I viewed the ocean green, ' And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made ; Its path was not upon the sea In... | |
| Mrs. Charles Heaton - 1870 - 418 pagina’s
...horse and stretches forth his claws to clutch his prey, which, however, he does not quite reach. " On a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread." Whether conscious or not of his horrible companions, he is at all events unmoved by their presence... | |
| Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pagina’s
...turn them up to pray. ' ' And now this spell was snapped : once more I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. "But soon there breathed a wind on roe, Nor sound nor motion made : Its path was not upon the sea "... | |
| Maggie (fict.name.) - 1871 - 310 pagina’s
...through human channels, and are the expressions of earthly love. FEAGMENT VII. POOR LITTLE JOHNNIE. " Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread." COLEKIDGE'S A ncient Mariner. FRAGMENT VII. POOR LITTLE JOHNNIE. THERE are few things pleasanter to... | |
| 1871 - 692 pagina’s
...ever after that she was not a living woman." We had no more words on the matter, but again I was " Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread." The faintest tinge of watchfulness began to appear in Frank's manner .toward me : he scarcely left... | |
| 1871 - 818 pagina’s
...instance, that which pictures the horror which held the Mariner's eyes fixed before him so that he little saw of what had else been seen : — " Like...in fear and dread. And, having once turned round, walk? on And turns no more his head ; Becanse he knows a frightful fiend Doth close bchind him tread."... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1872 - 134 pagina’s
...pray. And now this spell was snapt: once more Th * c " rse ^ finally I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else...knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. r - . , r r expiated; But soon there breathed a Wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made ; Its path was... | |
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