 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...  The British anthology; or, Poetical library - Page 98by British anthology - 1825Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...And in high air Britannia's standard flies. iff See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is...the 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 406 lehte
...And high in air Britannia's ftandard flies. 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 glofly, varying dies, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his mining plumes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 lehte
...air Britannia's ftandard flies. na See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fju ings, And monnts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ;...and panting beats the ground, Ah ! what avail his glofly, varying dies, n 5 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his filming plumes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 lehte
...flies. no See ! from the brnke the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings i Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters...blood, and panting beats the ground, Ah! what avail his glofly, varying dies, 113 His purple creft, and fcarlet circled eyes, The vivid green his mining plumes... | |
 | 1781 - 510 lehte
...And high in air Britannia's ftandard flies. 1 10 See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is...in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avails his glofly, varying dyes, 1 15 His purple creft, and fear let-circled eyes, The vivid green... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 964 lehte
...ttcircipUTehejdt Briftittnia'sitiJjAard flies. Sec! Sec!' from die brake the whirring pheafant fprings, hW0- glofly, varying dyes, His purple crcft and 1'carlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining plumes... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 lehte
...prize, And high in air Britannia's ftandard flics. See ! from the brake the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts, exulting, on triumphant wings : Short...and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his gloflv varying dyes, His purple creft, and fcarlct circled eyes ! The vivid green his mining plumes... | |
 | 1856 - 722 lehte
...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...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? " In vain will the frightened bird now attempt to escape ; enemies are on every side of him ; and... | |
 | 680 lehte
...whirring pheasant springs, And mounts, exulting, on triumphant wings ; Sport is his joy : he feel* the fiery wound. Flutters in blood, and panting beats...scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining folds unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ?" It would seem that the fowler... | |
 | 1839 - 612 lehte
...Short и his joy ! he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the grouud. Ah I what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest,...eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His paiutcd wings, and breast.that flames.witb gold !" SCENES AXD SPORTS IN FOREIGN LANDS. XO. XI. —... | |
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