Wide-gaping, threatens death : the craggy steep, Where the poor dizzy shepherd crawls with care, And clings to every twig, gives us no pain ; But down we sweep, as stoops the falcon bold To pounce his prey : then up the opponent hill, By the swift motion... The Works of the English Poets: Somervile - Page 50by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
| English essays - 1735 - 728 pages
...threatens death. The craggy *«P. [care, Where the poor dizzy (bepherd rr.iwl-. with And clings to ev'ry twig, gives us no pain ; But down we fweep, as ftoops the falcon bold To pounce hisprey. Then up th' opponent hjjj. By the fwift motion flung, we mount aloft. So ihips in winter-leas... | |
| William Somerville - English poetry - 1767 - 224 pages
...threatens Death. The craggy Steep, Where the poor dizzy Shepherd crawls with Care, And clings to ev'ry Twig, gives us no Pain ; But down we fweep, as ftoops...Hill, 95 By the fwift Motion flung, we mount aloft. So Ships in Winter-Seas now fliding fink E 3 Adown Adown the fteepy Wave ; then tofs'd on high Ride on... | |
| William Somerville - Hunting - 1773 - 258 pages
...threatens death. The craggy fteep Where the poor dizzy fhepherd crawls with care, And clings to ev'ry twig, gives us no pain ; But down we fweep, as ftoops...95 By the fwift motion flung, we mount aloft : So fhips in winter-feas now Hiding fink Adown the fteepy wave, then tofs'd on high Ride on the billows,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 480 pages
...shepherd crawls wirh care, And clings to ev'ry twig, gives us no pain, But down we sweep, as stoops the falcon bold To pounce his prey. Then up th' opponent hill, So ships in winter-seas now sliding sink Adown the steepy wave, then toss'd on high Kideon the billows,... | |
| Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...whirls, in vain the ditch Wide gaping threatens death. The craggy deep, Where the poor dizzy (hepherd crawls with care, And clings to every twig, gives us no pain ; But down we (weep, as (loops the falcon bold To pounce his prey. Then up th' opponent hill. By the fwift motion... | |
| Peter Beckford - Fox hunting - 1782 - 390 pages
...whirls, in vain the ditch Wide-gaping threatens death. The craggy fteep, Where the poor dizzy fiiepherd crawls with care, And clings to every twig, gives us no pain ; But down we fwcep, as ftoops the falcon bold To pounce his prey. Then up th' opponent hill, By the fwift motion... | |
| William Blane - Hare hunting - 1788 - 316 pages
...dizzy fhepherd crawls with care, Wide-gaping threatens death, The craggy fteep, And elings to ev'ry twig, gives us no pain; But down we fweep, as ftoops...bold To pounce his prey. Then up th' opponent hill, By the fwift motion flung, we mount aloft. So fhips in winter-feas now fliding fink Hide on the billows,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...(hepherd crauls with care, And clings to ev'ry twig, gives us no pain, But down we fwecp, as (loops the falcon bold To pounce his prey : then up th' opponent hill, By the fwift motion flung, we mount aloft. So mips in wintcr-fcas now fliding fink A down the ftetpy... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...Ihcpherd crawls with care, .And clings to every twig, gives in no pain ; But down we fweep, ai Hoops the falcon bold To pounce his prey. Then up th' opponent hill, By the fwift motion flung, we monnt aloft : So {hips in winter fea» now Hiding fini Л '.:,;, the... | |
| Peter Beckford - 1797 - 412 pages
...whirls, in vain the ditch Wide gaping threatens death. The craggy fteep, Where the poor dizzy fhepherd crawls with care, And clings to every twig, gives us no pain ; But down we fweep, and ftoops the falcon bold To pounce his prey. Then up the opponent hill, By the i'wift motion flung,... | |
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