 | 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...avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes ; The vivid green his shining plumes unfold. His painted wings, and breast that... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 Seiten
...Britannia's ibndsrd flits. na See! from theh.ak.s the whirring- pheafant fprings, . . . . . & r re.' Alia mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his...blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his gloify, varying dyes, 115 His purple creft, and fcariet-circbd eyes, The Vivid green his mining plumes... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 Seiten
...prize, And high in air Britannia's (tandard flies. See ! from the brake the whirring phcafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels the fury wound, Flutterb in blood, and panting; beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glofly, varying dyes,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 Seiten
...And high in air Britannia's ftandard ffies. no See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is...and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glofiy, varying dyes, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining plumes... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 Seiten
...And high in air Britannia's ftandard nies. I lo See! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is...and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glofly, varying dies, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlrt circled eyes, The vivid green his ihining plumes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 Seiten
...; Sudden they seize th' amaz'd defenceless prize, And in high air Britannia's standard flies. 1 10 See '. from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blcod, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avails his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 Seiten
...brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts eiulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; lie feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glofly, varying dies, 1 1 5 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 Seiten
...prize, And high m air Britannia's ftandard flics. See ! from the brake the whirring phealant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings.: Short is...and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his gloffy, varying dyes, liis purpled creit and f'cnrlet-circled eyes, The vivid grecu liis Ihining plumes... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 Seiten
...the sails unfurl'd, Serenely mov'd the wooden world, And stretch'd along the main. THE PHEASANT. . SEE! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...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... | |
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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... 
