 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 страници
...hen Calls all her chirping family around, 770 Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan 775 Gives out his... | |
 | Richard Farmer - 1800 - 108 страници
...nature, but Thornton fome« times recollected the hand of his mafter: . The ftately failing fwan it Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale ; « And arching proud his neck with oaryfeet, n Bears forward fierce, and guards his ofier ifle, it Protective of his young.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond The finely-checker'd duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 330 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearlefs cock ; Whofe breaft with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The ftately- failing fwan Gives out his fnowy... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, 770 Fed and defended by the fearless cock, Whose breast with ardour flames as on he walks, Graceful, and crows...pond The finely checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan 775 Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale, And, arching... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed ami defended hy the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful and crows defiance. In the pond, The fincly-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson - 1813 - 346 страници
...hen Calls all her chirping family around, 770 Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan 775 Gives out his... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 страници
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and...pond, The finely checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately sailing swan Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale; • And, arching... | |
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The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale, And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle, Protective of his young. 
