 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 sidor
...the Pond, The finely-chequer'd 'Duck, before heriTBain, Rows garrulous. The fla rely -failing Swan Gives out his fnowy Plumage to the Gale, And, arching proud his Neck, with oary .'Feet Bears onward fierce, and beats you from the Bank, Protective df his Young. The Turkey nigh, Loud-threatning,... | |
 | James Thomson, Barthold Heinrich Brockes - 1745 - 586 sidor
...the Pond, The finely, checker'd Duck, before her Train, 720 Rows garrulous. The {lately- failing Swan Gives out his fnowy Plumage to the Gale, And, arching proud his Neek, with oary Feet Bears forward fierce, and beats you from the Bank, Protective of his Young. The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 sidor
...finely-checker'd duck, before her train, ] Rows garrulous. The ftately-failing fwan Gives out his ihowy plumage to the gale ; And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet 780 Bears forward fierce, and guards his ofier-ifle, Proteftive of his young. The turkey nigh, Loud-threatning,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 sidor
...train, VOL. I. , E Rows iRows garrulous. The ftately-failing fwan. TTjf Gives opt his fnpwy p! umage to the gale; And, arching proud his neck, with oary...The turkey nigh, Loud-threatening, reddens; while the.peacock fpread-: His every-colour'd glory'to the fua, • . , 781 And fwims in radiant majefty... | |
 | Richard Farmer - 1767 - 116 sidor
...from Nature : but Tbomfon fometimes recollected the hand of his Mafter : . " The ftately failing Swan Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale ; And arching proud his Neck, vjith oary feet, Bears forward fierce, and guards his ofier Ifle, Protective of his young." •__m.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1777 - 176 sidor
...her train, , Rows garrulous. The ftately'failing fwan Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale ; i , * And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his ofier rfle, Protective of his young. The turkey nigh, Loud'threatning, reddens ; while the peacock... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 274 sidor
...defiance. In the pond, The fmely-checker'd duck, before her train, . Rows garrulous- The ftately-faiifng fwan 775 Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale;...feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his ofier-ifle, Proteftive of his young. The turkey nigh, Loud-threatening reddens ; while the peacock fpreads His... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 sidor
...garrulous. The ftately-failing fwan 775 * The fanheft at the weftern Iflandi of Scotland. SPRING. 6i Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale, And, arching...with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his ofier-ifte, Proteftive of his young. The turkey nigh, Loud-threatening, reddens; while the peacock... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 sidor
...In the pond, The finely-chccker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The ftately-failing fwan Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale ; And, arching...nigh, Loud-threatening, reddens ; while the peacock fpreadsj His every-colour'd glory to the fun, And fwims in radiant majefty along. O'er the whole homely... | |
 | 1788 - 404 sidor
...In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The (lately failing (wan Gives out his fnowy plumage to the gale; And arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bor* forward fierce, and guards his ofier-ifle, Protective of his young. The turkey nigh, I.iiUil thi... | |
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The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale, And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle, Protective of his young. 
