And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies: She starts, she stops, she pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to mislead the hound, And measures back her mazy round, Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with fear she... Fablesvon John Gay - 1795 - 165 SeitenAuszug - Über dieses Buch
| Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 Seiten
...fhe hears the hunrers' cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thundei flies ; She ftarts, flie flops, fhe pants for breath, She hears the near advance of death ; , -, She doubles, to miflcad the hound, And meafures back her mazy round : 'Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead... | |
| John Gay - 1770 - 204 Seiten
...Behind fhe hears the hunter's cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies. She ftarts, fhe flops, fhe pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to miflead the hound, And meafures back her mazy round ; Till, fainting in the publick way, Half- dead... | |
| Select lessons - 1785 - 156 Seiten
...fhe hears the Hunter's Cries, And from the deep-mouth'd Thunder files ; She ftarts, flie flaps, fhe pants for Breath,. She hears the near Advance of Death, She doubles to miflead the Hound, And meafures back her mazy Round; 'Till, fainting in the public Way, Half-dead with... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 316 Seiten
...hears the hunter's cries, 15 And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies. She She darts, fhe flops, fhe pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death; She doubles, to miflead the hound, And meafures back her mazy round ; 20 Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 Seiten
...Ihe hears the hunter's cries, And from the tlecp-mouth'd thunder flies : She ftarts, file flops, me all of Smoke they congrefs hold, And the fage berry fun-burnt Mocha bea miflcad the hound, And mca urcs buck her mazy round; Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 Seiten
...flie hears the hunter's cries, And from the dcop-mouth'd thunder flies : She ftarts, flic ilops, ihe pants for breath; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to iruflcad the hound, And_ meafurct back her maiy round ; Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead... | |
| Beauties - 1791 - 214 Seiten
...fee hears the hunter's cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flics , She ftarts, flie flops, me pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles totniflead the hound, And meafures back her mazy round ; 'Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead... | |
| John Gay - 1792 - 250 Seiten
...fhe hears the hunter's cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thunder flies. She ftarts, fhe flops, flie pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to miflead the hound, And meafures back, her mazy round ; 'Till fainting in the public way, HalMead with... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 Seiten
...Behind (he hears the hunter's cries, And from the deep-mouth'd thunder diet. She darts, fhe (top;, fhe pants for breath ; She hears the near advance of death ; She doubles to miflcad the hound, And meafuresback her mazy round ; Till, fainting in the public way, Half dead with... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 180 Seiten
...every creature was her friend. As forth she went at early dawn, To taste the dew-besprinkled lawn, •H Behind she hears the hunter's cries, And from the...her mazy round ; Till, fainting in the public way, Half-dead with fear she gasping lay. What transport in her bosom grew, When first the Horse appcar'd... | |
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