 Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every night, He did it with a jealous look, And, when he could, would bite. His diet was of wheaten bread, And milk, and oats, and straw ; Thistles, or lettuces instead, With sand to scour his maw. On twigs...  Reading book. New code, 1981. Standard 1, 4-6 - Страница 178по Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1857 - 330 страници
...pay a compliment it was always in the style of Louis XIV. CHAPTEK IX. THE FAMILY COMPACT. Who, nurst with tender care, **" And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare. COWPIB. ' MARY,' said Mrs. Frost. Mrs. Ponsonby was sitting by the open window of the library, inhaling... | |
 | William Cowper - 1859 - 324 страници
...tomb, like Hamilton's, aloud Exclaims " Prepare thee for an early shroud." EPITAPH ON A HARE. HERE lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound...follow, Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor e'er heard huntsman's halloo ; Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care, And to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1860 - 506 страници
...early shroud." EPITAPH ON A HARE. HERE lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound follow, Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who nursed with tender care, And to domestic hounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every night,... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 страници
...no sin That he sees therein Only his own thrift and gain. HW Longfellow XIII EPITAPH ON A HARE Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue Nor swifter greyhound...huntsman's hallo ! Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nurs'd with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 страници
...foot, and that they are never infested by any vermin. — Cowper. LESSON LXIII. EPITAPH ON A HARE. Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound...Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsmen's halloo ! Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care, And to domestic... | |
 | William Cowper - 1863 - 540 страници
...outstretch'd hoe I slew him at the door, And taught him NEVER TO COME THERE no MORE. EPITAPH ON A HARE. HERE lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound...ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's halloo ; Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined,... | |
 | Playtime - 1863 - 436 страници
...notes could hear Poor Gelert's dying yell. SPENSER. 74 EPITAPH ON A HARE. XXX EPITAPH ON A HARE. Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound...ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's hollo ! Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 264 страници
...twittering underneath the thatch At the grey dawn of day. C. Smith. ? EPlTAPHf ON A TAME HAKE. HERE lies whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound follow; Whose foot ne'er tainted morning's dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's hallo; Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender... | |
 | 1879 - 204 страници
...hunted. In another poem he writes an epitaph on a hare, of which we can give only a few verses : Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound...ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's halloo ; Old Tiny, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined,... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 180 страници
...with such a tone, That I almost received her heart Into my own." WORDSWOBTH. EPITAPH OH A HARE. HERE lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound...ne'er tainted morning dew. Nor ear heard huntsman's hollo ! Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care. And to domestic bounds confined,... | |
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