 | 1797 - 420 pages
...pointer leads the way: The ieerit grows warm ; he stops; he springs the prejr : The flutt'ring covies from the stubble rise, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies; 340 The scatt'ring lead pursues the certain sight, . And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 pages
...well-tanght pointer leads the way : The scent grows warm ; he stops , he springs the prey : The fluttering coveys from the stubble rise, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies ; 340 The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...flutt'ring coveys from the stubble rise, And on swift wing difide the sounding skies ; The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool breathes the morning air, and winter's hand Spreads wide her hoary mantle o'er the land: Now to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pages
...covey« from the stubble rise, [prey; And on swift wing divide the sounding skies ; The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool breathes the morning air, and Winter's hand Spreads wide her hoary mantle o'er the land) Now to... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...well-taught pointer leads the way ; The scent grows warm ; he stops : he springs vhe prey; The fluttering f all their bliss, Not ancient ladies when refus'dn kiss, Not tyrants fierce th scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. i Cool breathes... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 364 pages
...well-taught pointer leads the way ; The scent grows warm ; he stops : he springs the prey; The fluttering coveys from the stubble rise, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies ; The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool breathes... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...well-taught pointer leads the way: The scent grows warm; he stops; he springs the prey: The fluttering coveys from the stubble rise, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies; The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool breathes... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...fluttering coveys from the stubble rise, [prey ; And on swift wing divide the sounding skies; The scattering w gods descend, qnd fiends infernal rise : Here fix'd the dreadful, there th Cool breathes the morning air, and winter's hand Spreads wide her hoary mantle o'er the land ; Now... | |
 | John Gay - 1826 - 376 pages
...fluttering coveys from the stubble rue, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies ; The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight. Cool breathes the morning air, and winter's hand Spreads wide her hoary mantle o'er the land; Now to... | |
 | 1850 - 736 pages
...pointer leads the way ! The «cent grows warm : he stops — he springs (lie prey ; The flutt'rinj coveys from the stubble rise, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies ; Tin' scatt'ring lead pursues the certain sight, And death in thunder overtakes their flight." GAY.... | |
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See how the well-taught pointer leads the way ; The scent grows warm ; he stops : he springs the prey; The fluttering coveys from the stubble rise, And on swift wing divide the sounding skies ; The scattering lead pursues the certain sight, And death... 
