 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 Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'. - Side 340redigeret af - 1856Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 sider
...the whirring Pheafant fprings, 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 gloffy, varying dyes, His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining plumes... | |
 | 1720 - 302 sider
...brake the whirring pheafantfprings^. And mounts exulting on triumphant wings. Short is his joy; he feek the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah!' what avail- his glofly, varying dyes, His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his ftiining plumes... | |
 | Henry Needler - 1735 - 252 sider
...the whirring Pheafant Iprings, 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 gloffie, .varying Dyes, His Purple Creft, and Scarlet-circled Eyes, The iant, the Parrot, the * Swan,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 sider
...the whirring pheafant fprings, 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 glofly, varying dyes, 115 His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his fhining plumes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 sider
...the whirring pheafant fprings, 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'gKHy, varying dyes, 115 His purple c'reft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his finning... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 sider
...the whirring phcafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah 1 what avail his glofly, varying dyes, i j£ His purple creft, and fcarlct-circled eyes, The vivid... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 sider
...the whirring pheafant fprings, 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 gloffy, varying dyes, 115 His purple creft, and fcarled-circled eyes, The vivid green his mining plumes... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 sider
...the whirring pheafant fprings, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings : Short is his joy ; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! tvhat avail his glofly, varying dyes, i 15 His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 sider
...the whirring pheafantfprings, 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 glofly, varying dyes, 1 1 5 His purple creft, and fcarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his mining... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 sider
...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, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted... | |
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