 THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but...  Anecdotes of Remarkable Insects: Selected from Natural History, and ... - Pàgina 172per Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 224 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 pàgines
...and all Together. Within that house secure he hides When danger imminent betides Of storm, or orther harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-retractive power is such, He shrinks krto Ms house with much Displeasxire. Where'er he dwells,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pàgines
...The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides...Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus hermidike, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he meets one, only feeds The... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1830 - 306 pàgines
...The Snail sticks close, nor fears a fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house, secure he hides, When danger imminent, betides...house with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he lives aione; t Except himself has chatties none, Well satisfi'd to be his own Whole treasure. Thus,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pàgines
...The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides...other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns tho slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1831 - 410 pàgines
...The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house,... | |
 | 1844 - 372 pàgines
...shell. Cowper has well described the peculiarities of the shell-snail in his lines : — Within hij house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides,...storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but b'a horns the slightest (ouch, His self-collecting power u such, He •hrinlu into his house with much... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 432 pàgines
...snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all .Together. Within that bouse secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm,...Except himself, has chattels none, Well satisfied lo be his own Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 440 pàgines
...The snail slicks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides...dwells alone, Except himself, has chattels none, Well satis6ed to be his own Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 436 pàgines
...The Snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides...himself has chattels none, Well satisfied to be his own v Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner of his banquet needs, And if he... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pàgines
...The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides When danger imminent betides...dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself, has chattels [i] none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure. Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads, Nor partner... | |
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