 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his...painted wings, and breast that flames with gold.' Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. no To... | |
 | 1839 - 612 pages
...Flutters in blood, and panting beats the grouud. Ah I what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His paiutcd wings, and breast.that flames.witb gold !" SCENES AXD SPORTS IN FOREIGN LANDS. XO. XI. —... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...Flutters in blcod, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avails his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. 12O... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...he breaks out into a very masterly exclamation ; Ah ! what avail his glossy varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold rf This exquisite picture heightens the distress, and powerfully excites the commiseration of the *... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground, Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky. The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. To plains... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...Flutters in hlood, and panting heati the ground. Ah ! what avails his glossy, varying dyes, 115 His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and hreast that flames with gold? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. To plains... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his...His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arctnrus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. To plains... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...panting beats the ground. Ah ! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet circled eyes. The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold? Nor yet, when moist A returns clonds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. To plains... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarleUcircled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold ? Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky, The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. To plains... | |
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See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled... 
