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... The Cornhill Magazine - Seite 465herausgegeben von - 1874Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Crabbe - 1899 - 540 Seiten
...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...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 - 1829 - 348 Seiten
...nodding, moek the hope of toil; There the hlue hngloss paints the sterile soil; Hardy and high, ahove the slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf; O'er the yonng shoot the eharloek throws a shade, And elasping tares eling ronnd the siekly hlade; With mingled... | |
| Sir William Jackson Hooker - 1830 - 510 Seiten
...1748. Hook. Scot. ip 204. Engl. Fl. v. Hi. p. 221. Corn-fields, too frequent. — " O'er the young corn the Charlock throws a shade. And clasping Tares cling round the sickly blade." Fl. May, June. ©• — One to 2 feet high, rough. Flowers rather large, yellow. 2. S. dl/ia, Linn,... | |
| 1834 - 550 Seiten
...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...young shoot the charlock throws a shade, And clasping tarei cling round the sickly blade ; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendor... | |
| 1838 - 944 Seiten
...ari'ensis, wild mustard or charlock, is one of the most common weeds in corn fields. O'er the young corn the charlock throws a shade. And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade. The next genus we shall notice is &Tasturtitttn or water-cress. Nasturtium offlcina/e, formerly Sisymbrium... | |
| George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 Seiten
...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; (i) There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil ; There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade ; (2) With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks... | |
| George Crabbe - 1840 - 360 Seiten
...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; (i) There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil; There...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade; ( 2 ) With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks... | |
| Anne Pratt - 1840 - 448 Seiten
...landowner. Every one must have observed in May and June the corn-field, where — " O'er the young corn the charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade." Many more cruciform plants may be mentioned. There are the different kinds of scurvy grass, with white... | |
| 1842 - 414 Seiten
...grown o'er, Lends the light turf that warms the neighboring poor, And la the ragged infant threaten war, There poppies nodding mock the hope of toil,...bugloss paints the sterile soil; Hardy and high above tne slender sheaf, The shiny mallow waves her silky leaf; O'er the young shoot the sharlock throws... | |
| 1874 - 898 Seiten
...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...obviously a botanist ; but the picture always remains with us as the only conceivable background for the poverty-stricken population whom he is about to describe.... | |
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