 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bonk, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her beat on In confns'd march forlorn, the adventurous bonds...With shuddering horror pale, and eyes aghast, View' horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The seemed dew Betrays... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pages
...nodding sandy bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook, Vain is her best precaution ; though sbe mild whispers use Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks On whose fres horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The scented dew... | |
 | 1852 - 874 pages
...the San, Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook, Vain is @Q * horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The scented dew... | |
 | James Thomson - 1854 - 404 pages
...the sun, Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her best precaution ; though she sits Conceal'd, with folded ears ; unsleeping eyes, By Nature raised to take th' horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away.... | |
 | George Frederick Pardon - 1857 - 344 pages
...the chase of the poor innocent animal : " Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare, Yet vain her hest precaution, though she sits Conceal'd, with folded ears, unsleeping eyes, By nature raised to take th' horizon in, And head conoeal'd betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spriDg away. The... | |
 | John Dennis - 1865 - 344 pages
...the sun, Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bank Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her best precaution ; though she sits Conceal'd, with...folded ears ; unsleeping eyes, By Nature rais'd to take the horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The scented... | |
 | Woodland - 1868 - 186 pages
...the sun, Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her best precaution, though she sits Conceal'd with folded ears, unsleeping eyes, By Nature raised to take the horizon in : And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1868 - 416 pages
...bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her best precaution ; though she sits 4io Conceal'd, with folded ears ; unsleeping eyes, By Nature rais'd to take th' horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The scented dew... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1872 - 266 pages
...the sun, Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her best precaution ; though she sits Conceal'd with folded ears ; unsleeping eyes, By Nature raised to take the horizon in ; And head couch'd close between her hairy feet, In act to spring away.... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 pages
...the sun, Concoctive ; and the nodding sandy bank, Hung o'er the mazes of the mountain brook. Vain is her best precaution ; though she sits Conceal'd, with folded ears ; unsleeping eyes, By Nature raised to take the horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away.... | |
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Nature rais'd to take th' horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The scented dew Betrays her early labyrinth ; and deep, In scatter'd sullen openings, far behind, With every breeze she hears the coming storm;... 
