The chase, a poem. To which is added Hobbinol, or The rural gamesRobert Martin, and sold by A. Donaldson ... London, 1767 - 199 pages |
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The Chase, a Poem. to Which Is Added Hobbinol, Or the Rural Games William Somervile No preview available - 2020 |
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Arms Aurengzebe Beafts Beaſts behold Beneath Blood bluſhing bold Brutes Burſt Chafe Chaſe Cheeks cloſe Courſe Crowd diftain'd dreadful Epidaurus erft ev'n ev'ry falutes fame fhall fhort fierce firſt fix'd flies Flood foaming foft fome foon ftill fubtle fuch Ganderetta gen'rous Georgic glorious Gorgonius Gratius Head Heart Heav'n Heroes Hills himſelf Hobbinol Hoft Hopes Hounds Hunting Huntſman juſt laſt lefs leſs loft looſe loud Love Maſter moſt Mufe Muſe muſt num'rous Nymphs o'er o'er the Plain obferves once op'ning Oppian panting pleaſing Pleaſures Pow'r preſents preſs Prey Prize proud purſue Rage raiſe riſe ſecure Shade ſhakes ſhall ſhe ſhine ſmiling ſome Soul Speed ſpread ſtands Steed ſtill Stream ſtrong ſweet ſwift thee theſe thoſe thou thro thy Pack tow'ring trembling Uſe Vale Verſe vex'd Voice wanton Wave whofe whoſe Wiles WILLIAM SOMERVILE Winds Wounds Wretch Younker Youth
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Page 43 - Sally'd awhile, at once their peal renew, And high in air the tuneful thunder rolls. See, how they toss, with animated rage Recovering all they lost ! — That eager haste Some doubling wile foreshows. — Ah ! yet once more They're check'd, — hold...
Page 91 - Confiding sure ; give him full scope to work His winding way, and with thy voice applaud His patience, and his care : soon...
Page 61 - Wide-gaping threatens death. The craggy steep Where the poor dizzy shepherd crawls with care, And clings to every twig, gives us no pain ; But down we sweep, as stoops the falcon bold To pounce his prey. Then up the...
Page 35 - I see thy purple mantle spread O'er half the skies, gems pave thy radiant way, And orient pearls from every shrub depend.
Page 61 - Far o'er the rocky hills we range, And dangerous our course : but in the brave True courage never fails.
Page 40 - The pack wide opening load the trembling air With various melody ; from tree to tree The propagated cry redoubling bounds, And winged zephyrs waft the floating joy...
Page 44 - Hebrus' banks, Return'd their clamorous rage ; distress'd he flies, Shifting from place to place, but flies in vain ; For eager they pursue, till panting, faint, By noisy multitudes o'erpower'd, he sinks To the relentless crowd a bleeding prey.
Page 53 - Despair at last prevails, When fainting nature shrinks, and rouses all Their drooping courage : swell'd with furious rage, Their eyes dart fire ; and on the youthful band They rush implacable. They their broad shields Quick interpose ; on each devoted head Their flaming falchions, as the bolts of Jove, Descend unerring. Prostrate on the ground The grinning monsters lie, and their foul gore Defiles the verdant plain. Nor...
Page 104 - Huntsman, bring Thy eager pack; and trail him to his couch. Hark! the loud peal begins, the clam'rous joy, The gallant chiding, loads the trembling air. Ye Naiads fair, who o'er these floods preside, Raise up your dripping heads above the wave, And hear our melody. Th...
Page 76 - And such th' harmonious din, the soldier deems The battle kindling, and the statesman grave Forgets his weighty cares ; each age, each sex, In the wild transport joins ; luxuriant joy, And pleasure in excess, sparkling exult On every brow, and revel unrestrain'd.