The chase, a poem. By W. Somervile, with a sketch of his life |
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Æneid arm'd arms Aurengzebe band beasts behold bend beneath bite bold brave breathe broil brow brute chase cheering cloud courser covert creeps crowd death deep Dehli delight distress'd dogs dread ductile eager earth escap'd eyes falchions fate fierce fix'd Flash fires flies flocks flood foaming form'd furious Georgic glorious greedy groves Hang haply hare head hear heart Heav'n hills hope horn hounds hunting huntsman kennel kind kings lawn limbs mighty Muse o'er the plain offals once Oppian Ovid pains panting pard plunge pow'r prey proud pursue race rage reigns round royal scent shades shine shore shouts smiles Somervile soon soul spare speed stag steed steepy stream sweet tail thee thirst thou thy pack towering hill train trembling triumphs turf tygers unmov'd vale vex'd voice wanton wave wide wild wiles winding wings wise old woods wound wretch younker youth
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Sida 31 - Where decent order reigns, what these command, Those execute with speed, and punctual care; In all the strictest discipline of war: As if some watchful foe, with bold insult Hung lowering o'er their camp. The high resolve, That flies on wings, through all the encircling line, Each motion steers, and animates the whole.
Sida 60 - A'arm'd ; the tender mother in her arms Hugs close the trembling babe; the doors are barr'd, And flying curs, by native instinct taught, Shun the contagious bane ; the rustic bands Hurry to arms, the rude militia seize Whate'er at hand they find ; clubs, forks, or guns, From every quarter charge the furious foe, In wild disorder, and uncouth array: Till, now with wounds on wounds oppress'd and gor'd. At one short poisonous gasp he breathes his last.
Sida 56 - The unexperienced younker, immature, Alone to range the woods, or haunt the brakes Where dodging conies sport, his nerves unstrung, And strength unequal : the laborious chase Shall stint his growth, and his rash forward youth Contract such vicious habits, as thy care And late correction never shall reclaim. When to full strength...
Sida 26 - Hark ! from yon covert, where those towering oaks Above the humble copse aspiring rise, What glorious triumphs burst in every gale Upon our ravish'd ears ! The hunters shout, The clanging horns swell their sweet-winding notes, The pack wide opening load the trembling air With various melody ; from tree to tree The propagated cry redoubling bounds...
Sida 62 - Now the distended vessels scarce contain The wild uproar, but press each weaker part, Unable to resist : the tender brain And stomach suffer most ; convulsions shake His trembling nerves, and wandering pungent pains Pinch sore the sleepless wretch ; his fluttering...
Sida 34 - An easier passage find. The king of brutes, In broken roarings, breathes his last ; the bear Grumbles in death ; nor can his spotted skin, Though sleek it shine, with varied beauties gay, Save the proud pard from unrelenting fate. The battle bleeds ; grim slaughter strides along, Glutting her greedy jaws, grins o'er her prey. Men, horses, dogs, fierce beasts of every kind, A strange promiscuous carnage, drench'd in blood, And heaps on heaps amass'd. What yet remain Alive, with vain assault, contend...
Sida 30 - Their homage pay, alternate kings and slaves. Next these, with prying eunuchs girt around, The fair sultanas of his court : a troop Of chosen beauties, but with care conceal'd From each intrusive eye ; one look is death. Ah, cruel...
Sida 56 - With sharpen'd horns, above th' horizon's brink, Without Lucina's aid, expect thy hopes Are amply crown'd; short pangs produce to light The smoking litter ; crawling helpless, blind, Nature their guide, they seek the pouting teat That plenteous streams. Soon as the tender dam Has form'd them with her tongue, with pleasure view The marks of their renown'd progenitors. Sure pledge of triumphs yet to come. All these Select with joy; but to the merciless flood Expose the dwindling refuse, nor o'erload...
Sida 29 - Aw'd by the threatening whip, the furious hounds Around her bay ; or at their master's foot, Each happy favourite courts his kind applause, With humble adulation cowering low.
Sida 37 - Dispers'd, how busily this way and that They cross, examining with curious nose Each likely haunt. Hark! on the drag I hear Their doubtful notes, preluding to a cry More nobly full, and swell'd with ev'ry mouth. As straggling armies, at the trumpet's voice, Press to their standard ; hither all repair, And hurry thro...