 He stood as erect as that tent-prop, both arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre, that goes to each side; He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there as, caught in his pangs And waiting his change, the king-serpent all heavily hangs,...  Rice Institute Pamphlet - Page 1731925Full view - About this book
 | 1875 - 860 pages
...repose being almost essential to recovery. I could only lie there remembering the lines — So he bent not a muscle, but hung there, As, caught in his pangs...from his kind, in the pine, Till deliverance come. After I had recovered and we were away from PiJ, Mr. Pagell told me, with a slightly humorous twinkle... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre That goes to each side : So he bent not a muscle, but hung there As, caught in his pangs...so agonized Saul, Drear and stark, blind and dumb. Then I tuned my harp, — took off the lilies We twine round its chords Lest they snap 'neath the stress... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1856 - 386 pages
...tent-prop ; both arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre, that goes to each side : He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there, — as, caught...kind, in the pine, till deliverance come With the spring-tune, — so agonized Saul, drear and stark, blind and dumb. 5. Then I tuned my harp, — took... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 360 pages
...tent-prop ; both arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre, that goes to each side : He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there, — as, caught...so agonized Saul, drear and stark, blind and dumb. 5. Then I tuned my harp, — took off the lilies we twine Lest they snap 'neath the stress of the noontide... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...tent-prop ; both arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre, that goes to each side ; He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there, as, caught...till deliverance come With the spring-time, — so agonised Saul, drear and stark, blind and dumb. V. Then I tuned my harp, — took off the lilies we... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 436 pages
...arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre That goes to each side : So he bent not a muscle, but hung there As, caught in his pangs...so agonized Saul, Drear and stark, blind and dumb. « Then I tuned my harp, — took off the lilies We twine round its chords Lest they snap 'neath the... | |
 | 1904 - 846 pages
...prop, both arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the center, that goes to each side ; He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there as, caught...the king-serpent all heavily hangs, Far away from bis kind, in the pine, till deliverance come With the spring-time, — so agonized Saul, drear and... | |
 | 1867 - 832 pages
...tent-prop ; both arms stretched out wide On the great cross-support in the centre, that goes to each side : He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there, as, caught...till deliverance come With the spring-time, — so agonised Saul, drear and stark, blind and dumb. And then the poet tells, in the same glorious rushing... | |
 | Acrostics - 1871 - 312 pages
...prop ; both. arms stretched ont wide On the great cross support in the centre, that goes to each side. He relaxed not a muscle, but hung there, as caught in his pangs And waiting his change the king serpent, all heavily hangs Far away from his kind, in the pine, till deliverance come With the... | |
 | 1874 - 796 pages
...being almost essential to recovery. I could only lie there, remembering the lines — " So he bent not a muscle, but hung there, As, caught in his pangs...And waiting his change, the king-serpent All heavily han^s, Far away from his kmd, in the pine, Till deliverance come." After I had recovered, and we were... | |
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