 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 408 pages
...from the western cliff, releas'd the weary team. 18. The exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estrang'd, would bleed To work the wo of any living thing, By trap or net, by arrow or by sling... | |
 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - English literature - 1809 - 414 pages
...from the western cliff, releas'd the weary team. • 18. Theexplbit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estrang'd, would blefi To work the va of any living thing, By trap or net, by arrow or by sling... | |
 | James Beattie, Alexander Chalmers - Poets, Scottish - 1811 - 308 pages
...Shot from the western cliff, releas'd the weary team. Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net; by arrow, or by... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...Shot from the western cliff, released the weary team. Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by... | |
 | James Beattie - 1821 - 230 pages
...strength, dexterity or speed, To him Dor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would bleed To work the wo of any living thing , By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by sling ; These he detested, those be scorned to wield: He wished to be the guardian, not the king, Tyrant... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...Shot from the western cliff, released the weary team. Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by... | |
 | English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...Shot from the western clift^ releas'd the weary teasi. The exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estrang'd, would bleed To work the wo of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 280 pages
...from the western cliff, released the weary team. XVIII. The' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing-, By trap or net, by arrow or by sling;... | |
 | English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...Shot from the western cliff, releas'd the weary team. Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estrang'd, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net, by arrow, or by... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 560 pages
...from the western cliff, releas'd the weary team. xvm. The' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring : His heart, from cruel sport estrang'd, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap or net ; by arrow or by sling... | |
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He wish'd to be the guardian, not the king, Tyrant far less, or traitor of the field, And sure the sylvan reign unbloody joy might yield. 
