 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...  Ornithologia, or The birds, a poem, in 2 pt., with an intr. to their natural ... - Halaman 145oleh James Jennings (of Huntspill.) - 1828Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 halaman
...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, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted... | |
 | 1856 - 620 halaman
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 | 1856 - 722 halaman
...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 painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? " In vain will the frightened bird now attempt to escape ; enemies are on every side of him ; and... | |
 | 680 halaman
...springs, And mounts, exulting, on triumphant wings ; Sport is his joy : he feel* the fiery wound. Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what...scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining folds unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ?" It would seem that the fowler... | |
 | 1839 - 612 halaman
...Short и his joy ! he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the grouud. Ah I what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest,...eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His paiutcd wings, and breast.that flames.witb gold !" SCENES AXD SPORTS IN FOREIGN LANDS. XO. XI. —... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 halaman
...wound, Flutters in blcod, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avails his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. 12O... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 halaman
...When POPE, therefore, has described a pheasant shot, he breaks out into a very masterly exclamation ; Ah ! what avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ?f This exquisite picture heightens the distress, and powerfully excites the commiseration of the '... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 halaman
...POPE, therefore, has described a pheasant shot, he breaks out into a very masterly exclamation ; « Ah ! what avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple...scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes untold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ?fThis exquisite picture heightens the... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 halaman
...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, Ills purple crest, and scarlet circled eyes ; The vivid green his shining plumes unfold ; |Iis painted... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 halaman
...springs, And mounts exulting on trinmphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground, Ah ! what...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky. The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. To plains... | |
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