 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
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 lehte
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...And in high air Britannia's standard flies. 1 10 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 blcod, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avails his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 498 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...world, And stretch'd along the main. THE PHEASANT. . 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, Ills purple crest, and scarlet circled eyes ; The vivid green his shining plumes unfold ; |Iis painted... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 lehte
...When POPE, therefore, has described a pheasant shot, he breaks out into a very masterly exclamation ; Ah ! what avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ?f This exquisite picture heightens the distress, and powerfully excites the commiseration of the '... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 550 lehte
...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 gloffy, varying dyes, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The VARIATIONS. VER. ic7. It... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 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...blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glofly, varying dyes, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The VARIATIONS. VER. 107. It... | |
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