 Their varied plumes, and, watchful every way, Through the rough stubble turn the secret eye. Caught in the meshy snare, in vain they beat Their idle wings, entangled more and more : Nor on the surges of the boundless air, Though borne triumphant, are...  The Sportsman - Side 249Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 sider
...they fife ; thegun, 3 7 5 Glanc'd juft, and fudden, from the fowler's eye, (yertakcs their founding pinions; and again, Immediate, brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground; or drives them elfe difperft, Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. 380 B 3 Theic The/e are... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 sider
...triumphant, are theyfafe; the Gun, Gla.nc'dju/l, and fudden, from the Fowler's Eye, Overtakes their founding Pinions ; and again, Immediate, brings them from the towering Wing, Dead to the Ground Autumn, ver. 374. 9. Whifk, BackrGammon, and Drinking, after Hunting. PERHAPS awhile, amuftve, thoughtful... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 sider
...triumphant, are they fafe ; the gun, Glanc'd juft, and fudden, from the fowler's eye O'ertakes their founding pinions ; and again, Immediate, brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground ; or drives them wide-difpers'd. Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. Thefe are not fubjeifts... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1793 - 308 sider
...triumphant, are they fafe ; the gun, Glanc'd juft, and fudden, from the fowler's eye O'ertakes their founding pinions ; and again, Immediate, brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground ; or drives them wide-difpers'd, Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. Thefe are not fubjefts... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 sider
...Nor Qn the surges of the boundless air , Tho' borne triumphant , are they safe ; the gun^, Glanc'd just , and sudden , from the fowler's eye O'ertakes...brings them from the towering wing , Dead to the ground ; or drives them wide- dispers'd , Wounded , and wheeling various , down the wiqd. These are not subjects... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 284 sider
...surges of the boundless air, « Tho' borne triumphant, are they safe ; the g'un, « Glanc'd just, artd sudden, from the fowler's eye « O'ertakes their sounding...them from the towering wing « Dead to the ground; or drives them wide-dispers'd, « Wounded and wheeling various, down the wind. « These are not subjects... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1800 - 286 sider
...gun, « Glane' d just, and suddcn, from the fowler's eye <• O er i.iko> their souudin j pinious ; and again , « Immediate , brings them from the towering wing , « Dead to the ground; or drives them wide-dispers'd, « Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. « These are not subjccls... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 sider
...secret eye. Caught in the meshy snare, in vain they beat Their idle wings, entangled more and more: Nor on the surges of the boundless air, Though borne...brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground; or drives them wide Jispers'd, Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. These are not subjects... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 sider
...more : Nor on the surges of the boundless air, Tho' borne triumphant, are they safe ; the gun, Glanc'd just, and sudden, from the fowler's eye O'ertakes...brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground ; or drives them wide-dispers'd , Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. These are not subjects... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 330 sider
...are they fafe ; the gun, Glanc'd juft, and fudden, from the fowler's eye, O'ertakes their founding pinions ; and again, Immediate, brings them from the towering wing, Dead to the ground ; or drives them wide-difpers'd, Wounded, and wheeling various, down the wind. Thefe are not fubjects... | |
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