 With what delight the rapid course 1 view! How does my eye the circling race pursue! He snaps deceitful air with empty jaws, The subtle hare darts swift beneath his paws: She flies, he stretches: now with nimble bound Eager he presses on, but overshoots...  The British poets, including translations - Seite 181von British poets - 1822Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1797 - 420 Seiten
...the field. Yet if for sylvan sports thy bosom glow, Let thy flcet greyhound urge his flying foe. 290 She flies, he stretches: now with nimble bound Eager...the way, Then tears with gory mouth the screaming l re y. What various sport does rural life afford! • . What unbought dainties heap the wholesome... | |
 | 1805 - 422 Seiten
...sport thy bosom glow, Let thy fleet greyhound urge his flying foe. With what delight the rapid course I view ! How does my eye the circling race pursue! He,...snaps deceitful air with empty jaws, The subtle hare lUub swift beneath his paws; Sh. 182 She flies, he stretches, now with nimble bound > Eager lie presses... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...contrived as to map the hands of any of the female sex, who are not thus qua* lifi«l. AJdum. Me inapt deceitful air with empty jaws, The subtle hare darts swift beneath his paws. Gay. 4. To catch suddenly and unexpectedly. Sir Richard Graham tells the marquis he would map one of... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 Seiten
...thy bosom glow, Let thy fleet greyhound urge his flying foe. 290 With what delight the rapid course I view ! How does my eye the circling race pursue! He...snaps deceitful air with empty jaws, The subtle hare darU swift beneath his paws: She flies, he stretches : now with nimble bound 295 Eager he presses ou,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...sports thy bosom glow, tat ihy fleet greyhound urge his flying foe. With what delight the rapid course I xo - `o - goary mouth thescreaming prey. What various sjxm'docs rural life afford ! What unbought dainties heap... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 Seiten
...his flying foe. With what delight the rapid course I view! How does my eye the circling race pursue 5 He snaps deceitful air with empty jaws ; The subtle hare darts swift beneath his paws ; She flies, she stretches, now with nimble bound Eager he presses on, but overshoots his ground: She turns, he... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 Seiten
...sport» thy bosom glow, Let thy fleet greyhound urge his flyinj foe. With what delight the rapid course I view ! How does my eye the circling race pursue !...gory mouth the screaming prey. What various sport docs rural life afford ! What mibought dainties heap the wholesome board I Nur less the spaniel, skilful... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...sports thy bosom glow, Let thy fleet greyhound urge his flying foe. With what delight the rapid course I alse world in early youth they Hed, By thee to mountains,...and deserts led. You rais'd these hallow 'd walls j She turns, he winds, and soon regains the way, Then tears with gory mouth the screaming prey. What... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 364 Seiten
...sports thy bosom glow, Let thy fleet greyhound urge his flying foe. With what delight the rapid course I view ! How does my eye the circling race pursue !...with empty jaws ; The subtle hare darts swift beneath Us paws ; She flies, he stretches, now with nimble bound Eager he presses on, but overshoots his ground... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...spores thy bosom glow, Let thy fleet greyhound urge his flying foe. With what delight the rapid course I nd airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands,...thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtu she streches, now with nimble bound Eager he presses on, but overshoots his ground ; She turns, he... | |
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