 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
 | 1829 - Liczba stron: 494
...almost as tame as chickens. This beautiful bird is elegantly described in the following passage : — See ! from the brake the whirring Pheasant springs,...in blood, and panting beats the ground ; Ah ! what avails his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, his scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Liczba stron: 822
...notwithstanding their natural fierinta of temper, affect always to appear sober and sedate. Aiiitm. See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Pep.. Though now with hopeless toil we trace Time's backward rolls to find its place ; Whether the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - Liczba stron: 792
...notwithstanding their natural fieratea of temper, affect always to appear sober and sedate. Addiun. See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beau the ground. Popt. Though now with hopeless toil we trace Time's backward rolls to find its place... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - Liczba stron: 500
...invest ; Sudden they seize the amazed, defenceless prize. And high in air Britannia's standard flies. le alone. О sacred weapon ! left for Truth's defence,...muse may give thee, but the goda must guide. Reverent avails his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet circled eyes. The vivid green his shining... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - Liczba stron: 844
...the ' purple dyes' of the 'wild heath,' had struck his young imagination. His account of the dyii; + + flery wound, Flutters in blood, and punting beats the ground. Ah 1 what avail his glossy varying dyes,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - Liczba stron: 516
...of the crime of suicide, equally unworthy of the Christian and the man. SCENES FROM WINDSOR FOREST. SEE ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery woilnd, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes,... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - Liczba stron: 250
...he spies The little beast within his stretch, — Then starts — and seizes on the wretch. BUTLER. SEE ! from the brake the whirring Pheasant springs,...in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avails his glossy varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining... | |
 | 1831 - Liczba stron: 412
...yet received that attention which they deserve, we shall lay a few brief specimens before the reader. See ! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs,...feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood and panting heats I /><• ground* Ah ! what avail his glossy varying dyes His purple crest and scarlet circled... | |
 | 1856 - Liczba stron: 736
...ENGRAVED BY E. HACKEE, FROM A PAINTING BY II Altltl -ON \< Mil. Now, Mr. Pope, if you please ! — " See from the brake the whirring pheasant springs !...on triumphant wings. Short is his joy ; he feels" — But that must do for the present, as the numbering of our plate shows there is more to come. Mr.... | |
 | 1845 - Liczba stron: 670
...Pope in his Windsor Forest? — it is a finished picture : " See! from the brake the whirring pheatant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings ! Short is his joy, he feels the firry wound, Flutters in blood, and panting, beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying... | |
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