 Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turn'd round, walks on And turns no more his head ; Because he knows a frightful  The Essays of Elia - Page 81by Charles Lamb - 1907 - 337 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates - English periodicals - 1894 - 608 pages
...certain that I shall not see it, that I shall see it no more. None the leas is it still behind me." " 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... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1802 - 356 pages
...een: ' I look'd far-forth, but little saw ' Of what might else be seen. * Like one, that on a lonely road ' Doth walk in fear and dread, ' And having once...no more his head : ' Because he knows, a frightful, fieud ' Doth close behind him tread. ' But soon there breath'da wind on me, ' Ne sound ne motion made:... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1805 - 284 pages
...once more I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen— 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... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1817 - 330 pages
...expiated. I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen— Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear...turns no more his head; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made:... | |
 | 1821 - 724 pages
...so fearful to the spirit of a man, as the simple idea of a spirit uneuibodied following him— Ijke one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread. And baring once turn'd round, walk« on. And turne no more his hcatl ; Because he knows a frightful neod... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...once more I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen— Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear...turns no more his head; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...once more I viewed the ocean green, And looked far forth, yet little saw Of what had else hcen seen— Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear...turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful ilend Doth close behind him tread. But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound nor motion made:... | |
 | Gift books - 1828 - 398 pages
...start up from behind it; yet she never once turned her head, nor quickened nor slackened her pace; . Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. She had proceeded in this manner about... | |
 | Gift books - 1828 - 312 pages
...start up from behind it; yet she never once turned her head, nor quickened nor slackened her pace; Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. ami approached a thick and dark grove... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 575 pages
...I view'd the ocean green, And look'd far forth, yet little saw Of what had else been seen—- bike one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and...having once turn'd round walks on. And turns no more bis head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. But soon there breathed... | |
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