 The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him.  A Practical Treatise on the History, Medical Properties, and Cultivation of ... - Seite 135von James Jennings - 1830 - 159 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 Seiten
...yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur...heel Now creeps he slow ; and now, with many a frisk Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 Seiten
...yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur—...dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now creeps ke slow ; and now, with ma«ya frisk Wide-gcamp'ring, snrftches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth,... | |
 | 1802 - 302 Seiten
...forest drear. From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, 45 And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur...Wide-scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his snout; 50 Then shakes his powiier'd coat, and barks for joy. Heedless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 Seiten
...yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur—...heel Now creeps he slow, and now with many a frisk Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then... | |
 | 1801 - 432 Seiten
...From morn to eve his solitary task,. Shaggy and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And tail cropt short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Kow creeps he slow, and now, with many a frisk, Wide scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 Seiten
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears . And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends...Wide-scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his suout; Then shakes his powdered coat, andtarks for joy. Heedless... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 Seiten
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears. And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now creeps he slow j and now, with many a frisk Wide-scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 Seiten
...pointed ears, And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half car, His dog attends him. Close hehind his heel Now creeps he Slow ; and now, with many a frisk Wide-scampYing, Snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 Seiten
...forest drear, From morn to eve, his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur.......heel Now creeps he slow, and now with many a frisk, Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout : Then... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 Seiten
...solitary task. Shaggv, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears * id tail cropp'd short, half lurcher aad half cur— » His dog attends him. Close behind his...heel Now creeps he slow ; and now, with many a frisk Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it 'with his snout ; Then... | |
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