 The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe, And drive the wedge, in yonder forest drear ; From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him.  The Analectic Magazine - Pagina 3261815Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pagina’s
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur — His dog attends...heel Now creeps he slow ; and now, with many a frisk Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pagina’s
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur— His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now creeps ke slow ; and now, with ma«ya frisk Wide-gcamp'ring, snrftches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth,... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pagina’s
...morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, 45 And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur — His dog attends...snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his snout; 50 Then shakes his powiier'd coat, and barks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the =turdy churl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pagina’s
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur— His dog attends...heel Now creeps he slow, and now with many a frisk Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then... | |
 | 1801 - 432 pagina’s
...; to wield the axe And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From morn to eve his solitary task,. Shaggy and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And...half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Kow creeps he slow, and now, with many a frisk, Wide scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pagina’s
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears . And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends...drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his suout; Then shakes his powdered coat, andtarks for joy. Heedless of all his pranks, the sturdy churl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pagina’s
...From morn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears. And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now creeps he slow j and now, with many a frisk Wide-scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 236 pagina’s
...behind by that of the poet:—• " Now,creeps'he slow; and now, with many a frisk, Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or...Then shakes his powder'd coat, and barks for joy." This is exquisitely told: had it been Homer's or Virgil's, how often would it have been quoted, and... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 240 pagina’s
...Now creeps he slow ; and now, with many a frisk, Wide-scamp'ring, snatches up the drifted snow j 184 With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his snout, Then shakes his powder'd coat, and barks for joy." \ • • '• * ThisJs exquisitely told: had it been Homer's or Virgil's, how often would it have... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pagina’s
...pointed ears, And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half car, His dog attends him. Close hehind his heel Now creeps he Slow ; and now, with many a frisk Wide-scampYing, Snatches up the drifted snow With iv'ry teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then... | |
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