 He shrunk from the thorns, though he longed for the fruit; With a word he arrested his courser's keen speed, And he stood up erect on the back of his steed; On the saddle he stood while the creature stood still, And he gather'd the fruit till he took...  Crotchet Castle - 第 295 頁Thomas Love Peacock 著 - 1831 - 300 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Effie Belle McFadden - 1915 - 388 頁
...On boughs long and lofty, in many a green shoot, Hung large, black, and glossy, the beautiful fruit. The curate was hungry and thirsty to boot; He shrunk from the thorns, though he long'd for the fruit; With a word he arrested his courser's keen speed, And he stood up erect on the... | |
 | Stella Stewart Center - 1923 - 240 頁
...boughs long and lofty, in many a green shoot, Hung, large, black, and glossy, the beautiful fruit. The curate was hungry and thirsty to boot; He shrunk...And he stood up erect on the back of his steed; On saddle he stood, while the creature stood still, And he gathered the fruit till he took his good fill.... | |
 | Effie Belle McFadden - 1925 - 656 頁
...boughs long and lofty, in many a green shoot, Hung, large, black, and glossy, the beautiful fruit. The curate was hungry and thirsty to boot ; He shrunk from the thorns, though he long'd for the fruit ; With a word he arrested his courser's keen speed, And he stood up erect on the... | |
 | Teng-Hwee Lee - 1938 - 416 頁
...market. Tractate: easily managed. 'Mettle: spirit, courage. 'Mulberry: a tree of the genus itlorus. The curate was hungry and thirsty 'to boot;' He shrunk...thorns, though he longed for the, fruit; With a word he arrested2 his courser's* keen speed, And he stood up erect on the back of his steed; On the saddle... | |
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