 She faid; when lo! the Pointer winds his prey The ruftling ftubble gives the fear'd alarm; The gunner views the covey fleet away And rears th' unerring tube with fkilful arm.  Poems on Various Subjects - Pàgina 64per Henry James Pye - 1787Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1763 - 592 pàgines
...The ruitiing ftubble gives the fear'd alarra ; The gunner views the covey fleet away. And rears th' unerring tube with fkilful arm. In vain the mother wings her whirring flight, The leaden deaths arrcft her as (he flies ; Her fcatter'd offspring fwim before her fight, And bath'd in blood, he flutters,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1769 - 638 pàgines
...dewy ground." Shefaid, when lo! the pointer winds his prey, • The ruflling Hubble gives the feared alarm, The gunner views the covey fleet away, And...mother wings her whirring flight, The leaden deaths arrett her as (he flies : Her fcattered oflsprifig fwim before her fight, ' And, bathed in blood, {he... | |
 | Samuel Derrick - 1769 - 196 pàgines
...the fear'd alarm ; The gunner views the covey fleet away, And rears th' unerring tube with ikiltul arm. In vain the mother wings her whirring flight,...flie flies ; Her fcatter'd offspring fwim before her fight, And, bath'd in blood, fhe flutters, pants, and dies. HP THE THE SCULL'S ADDRESS, ON BEING LOOKED... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 610 pàgines
...prey The ruftling ftubble gives the fear'd alarm; The gunner views the covey fleet away And rears th' unerring tube with fkilful arm. In vain the mother...her whirring flight The leaden deaths arreft her as (he flies Her fcatter'd offspring fwim before her fight, And bath'd in blood, fhe flutters, pants,... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 pàgines
...prey The ruftling ftubble gives the fear'd alarm; The gunner views the covey fleet away And rears th' unerring tube with fkilful arm. In vain the mother wings her whirring ffight The leaden deaths arrefl her as fhe flies Her fcarter'd offspring fwim before her fight, And... | |
 | 1896 - 532 pàgines
...gives the fear'd alarm, The gunner views the covy fleet away, And rears the unerring tube with skilful arm. In vain the mother wings her whirring flight, The leaden deaths arrest her as she flies ; Her scatter'd offspring swim before her sight, And, bathed in blood, she... | |
 | 1763 - 804 pàgines
...the fear'd alarm ; Th: gunner views the covey fleet away, And rears th* unerring tube with fkiltul arm. In vain the mother wings her whirring flight. The leaden deaths arreft her a» (he Hies ; Her fcatter'd offspring fwlm before her fight, And bath'd in blood, (he flutters, pants,... | |
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