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" WISH MINE be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear; A willowy brook, that turns a mill, With many a fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay-built nest; Oft shall the pilgrim lift... "
The Poetical Works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White - Page 104
by Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 488 pages
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The Poetry of Nature

Bookbinding, Victorian - 1861 - 182 pages
...And sing thou, with a wiser heart, Long live the Violet ! BARRY CORNWALL. A WISH. INB be a cot beside the hill : A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ;...swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from her clay -built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around...
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Household song, collection of lyrical pieces, with illustr. by B. Foster, etc

Household song - 1861 - 72 pages
...soothe my ear ; A willow brook, that turns a mill, "With many a fall, shall linger near. THE WISH. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter...latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivy'd porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing,...
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Temple Bar, Volume 12

1864 - 616 pages
...hear the wish of a wealthy poet: " Mine be a cot beside the hill, A beehive's hum shall soothe mine ear ; A willowy brook that turns a mill, With many...The swallow oft beneath my thatch Shall twitter from his clay-built neat; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And ehare my meal, a welcome guest. Around...
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The Recreations of a Country Parson. Second Series

Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd, Recreations - Conduct of life - 1861 - 474 pages
...very complete picture of cottage life in his little poem, which thus sets out, Mine be a cot beside the hill; A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear: A willowy...turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near. We mention all these, not of course, as a thousandth part of what our literature contains of country-houses...
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The Recreations of a Country Parson

Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - Clergy - 1861 - 468 pages
...very complete picture of cottage life in his little poem, which thus sets out, Mine be a cot beside the hill; A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear: A willowy...turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near. We mention all these, not of course, as a thousandth part of what our literature contains of country-houses...
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The Recreations of a Country Parson

Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1861 - 472 pages
...complete picture of cottage life in his little poem, which thus sets out, . Mine be a cot beside tbe hill; A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear: A willowy...turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near. We mention all these, not of course, as a thousandth part of what our literature contains of country-houses...
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The first (-sixth) 'Standard' reader, Volume 5

James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 264 pages
...all are goneā€”the old familiar faces! A WISH. MINE be a cot beside a hill; lamb. A bee-hive's 1mm shall soothe my ear; A willowy brook that turns a...welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring And Lucy at her wheel shall sing, In russet gown and apron blue. Each fragrant flower that drinks the...
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The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language

English poetry - 1863 - 438 pages
...drear ! And forward, tho' I canna see, I guess and fear. R. Burns CXLV A WISH MINE be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ;...swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall, twitter from her clay -built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around...
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The Recreations of a Country Parson

Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - Clergy - 1863 - 458 pages
...very complete picture of cottage life in his little poem, which thus sets out, Mine be a cot beside the hill ; A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear: A willowy brook, that turns a mill, \V ith many a fall, shall linger near. We mention all these, not of course, as a thousandth part of...
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Poetry of the Fields: Passages from the Poets Descriptive of Pastoral Scenes ...

Nature in literature - 1864 - 142 pages
...and hands prepared The blessings they enjoy to guard ! SMOLLETT. A WISH. 1782. MINE be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ;...latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest; Around tny ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall...
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