And from the deep-mouthed thunder flies. She starts, she stops, she pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles, to mislead the hound, And measures back her mazy round ; Till, fainting in the public way, Half dead with fear she... Fables - Seite 189von John Gay - 1728 - 194 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 Seiten
...fhe hears the hunrers' cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thundei flies ; She ftarts, flie flops, fhe pants for breath, She hears the near advance of death ; , -, She doubles, to miflcad the hound, And meafures back her mazy round : 'Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead... | |
| John Gay - 1770 - 204 Seiten
...Behind fhe hears the hunter's cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies. She ftarts, fhe flops, fhe pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death...gafping lay. • What tranfport in her bofom grew, When firfl the Horfe appear'd in view! Let me, fays fhe, your back afcend, And owe my fafety to a friend.... | |
| John Gay - 1773 - 388 Seiten
...amici. FABLES. 283 She ftarts, (he ftops, flie pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death i She doubles to miflead the hound, And meafures back her mazy round ; Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with fear fhe gafping lay. What tranfport in her bofom grew, When firft the horfe... | |
| 1778 - 202 Seiten
...flies ; She ftarts, (he flops, (he pants for Breath; She hears the near Advance of Death ; She'doubles to miflead the Hound, And meafures back her mazy Round ; 'Till, fainting in the public Way, Half dead with fear (he gafping lay. What Tranfports in her Bofom grew, When firft the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 Seiten
...hears the hunter's cries, T , (And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies. She ftarts, fhe flops, fhe pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles, to miflead the hound, And mcafures back her mazy round ; »e' Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with fear fhe gafping... | |
| Martin Madan - 1784 - 144 Seiten
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| Select lessons - 1785 - 156 Seiten
...fhe hears the Hunter's Cries, And from the deep-mouth'd Thunder files ; She ftarts, flie flaps, fhe pants for Breath,. She hears the near Advance of Death,...meafures back her mazy Round; 'Till, fainting in the public Way, Half-dead with Fear flie gafping lay. What Tranfport in her Bofom grew, When firft the... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 316 Seiten
...hears the hunter's cries, 15 And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies. She She darts, fhe flops, fhe pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death;...miflead the hound, And meafures back her mazy round ; 20 Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with fear me gafping lay. What tranfport in her bofom... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 Seiten
...flie hears the hunter's cries, And from the dcop-mouth'd thunder flies : She ftarts, flic ilops, ihe pants for breath; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to iruflcad the hound, And_ meafurct back her maiy round ; Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...Ihe hears the hunter's cries, And from the tlecp-mouth'd thunder flies : She ftarts, file flops, me all of Smoke they congrefs hold, And the fage berry fun-burnt Mocha bea miflcad the hound, And mca urcs buck her mazy round; Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with... | |
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