 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, 115 His purple crest, and...  English Forests and Forest Trees, Historical, Legendary, and Descriptive - Strona 1091853 - Liczba stron: 406Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Thomas Boreman - 1818 - Liczba stron: 420
...very careless of her brood. This beautiful bird is elegantly described in the following passage : — See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...triumphant wings; . , Short is his joy ; he feels the tiery wound, Flutters in blood, und panting beats the ground; Ab! what avails his glossy, varying dyes... | |
 | 1820 - Liczba stron: 190
...weigh'd, 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,...! he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and pantingbeatsthe ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet circled-eyes... | |
 | 1821 - Liczba stron: 444
...the gentle shade, this while that sweetly sleeps. Drayton'f Polyolbion. ORDER IV.— <§alltttae. i See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels tbe fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ali .' what avail his glossy, varying... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - Liczba stron: 426
...P. Sudden they seize th' amaz'd, defenceless prize, And high in air Britannia's standard flies. 1 10 See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dies, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - Liczba stron: 428
...P. Sudden they seize th' amaz'd, defenceless prize, And high in air Britannia's standard flies. 110 See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dies, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - Liczba stron: 186
...With conscious state his spacious tail displays, And slowly moves amid the waving blaze. THE PHEASANT. 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 of wavy... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - Liczba stron: 398
...P. Sudden they seize th' amaz'd, defenceless prize, And high in air Britannia's standard flies. 110 See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - Liczba stron: 404
...P. Sudden they seize th' amaz'd, defenceless prize, And high in air Britannia's standard flies. 110 See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - Liczba stron: 400
...P. Sudden they seize th' amaz'd, defenceless prize, And high in air Britannia's standard flies. 110 See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in hlood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - Liczba stron: 1062
...prize, And high in air Britannia's standard flies. Seel from the brake thewhirring pheasant springe, ew, The bells she I what avail his glossy varying dyes. His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his... | |
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