 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 Seiten
...brake the whirring pheafant fprings., And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : ihort is his joy ; be feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground, VAR 1ATIONS. Still fpread, fair Liberty ! thy heav'nly wings,. Breathe plenty on the fields, and fragrance... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...invest; Sudden they seize th' amaz'd, defenceless prize, And in high air Britannia's standard flies. iff See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 406 Seiten
...And high in air Britannia's ftandard flies. no See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is...in blood, and panting beats the ground, Ah ! what avail his glofly, varying dies, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 Seiten
...air Britannia's ftandard flies. na See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fju ings, And monnts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ;...in blood, and panting beats the ground, Ah ! what avail his glofly, varying dies, n 5 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 Seiten
...flies. no See ! from the brnke the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings i Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground, Ah! what avail his glofly, varying dies, 113 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his... | |
 | 1781 - 512 Seiten
...And high in air Britannia's ftandard flies. 1 10 See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is...and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avails his glofly, varying dyes, 1 15 His purple creft, and fear let-circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...ttcircipUTehejdt Briftittnia'sitiJjAard flies. Sec! Sec!' from die brake the whirring pheafant fprings, hW0- avail his glofly, varying dyes, His purple crcft and 1'carlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 Seiten
...prize, And high in air Britannia's ftandard flics. See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts, exulting, on triumphant wings : Short...in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his gloflv varying dyes, His purple creft, and fcarlct circled eyes ! The vivid green his mining... | |
 | 1856 - 722 Seiten
...exulting on triumphant wings. But far better for him had he remained hidden in the leafy covert, for " Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah, what avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes ; The vivid green his shining... | |
 | 1839 - 612 Seiten
...difference, that the " lordly biid " ie here laid low, instead of towering ou " triumphant wings." " See from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings ! Short и his joy ! he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the grouud. Ah I what avail... | |
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See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled... 
