 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 sling ; These he detested ; those he...  Annual Register of World Events - Pagina 2121803Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 pagini
.... To .deep, untrodden groyes his footfteps led',., ' There would he wander wild, till Phcsbus'beam To him nor vanity., nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel fport eftrang'd would bleed To work th« woe of any living thing, By trapv or net; by arrow, or by fling; Thefe he detefted, thofe he fcorn'd... | |
 | 1774 - 846 pagini
...Shot from the weftern cliff, releafed the weary team. Th' exploit of ftrength, dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel fport eflranged, would bleed To work the wo of any living thing By trap or net ; by arrow or by fling ; Thefe... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1772 - 656 pagini
...Shot from the weilcrn cliff, releafed the weary team. Th' exploit of ftrength, dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel (port eftranged, would bleed To work the\voe of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by... | |
 | 1785 - 320 pagini
...Shot'from the weftern cliff, releafed the weary team. XV HI. Th' exploit of llrength, dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel fport enllranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, by net, by arrow, or by fling... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pagini
...cliff, rcleas'd the weary team. *£,'**' xvui. :!:!•' . Th' explpit of Jlreogth, dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel fpo/t eftranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, • < By trap, or net ; by arrojn:,... | |
 | 1785 - 316 pagini
...dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel fport enftranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, by net, by arrow, or by fling ; Thefe he detefted, thofe he fcorn'd to wield : He wifh'd to be the... | |
 | 1789 - 214 pagini
...from the western cliff, released the weary team. XVIII. 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 wo of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 pagini
...deem'd him wondrous wife, and fome believ'd him mad. Th' exploit of flrength, dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart from cruel fport eflranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by fling... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 308 pagini
...deem'd him wondrous wife, and fome believ'd him mad. Th' exploit of flrength, dexterity, or fpeed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart from cruel fport eflranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net; by arrow, or by fling... | |
 | James Beattie - 1797 - 150 pagini
...beam, Shot from the western cliff, released the weary team. XVIII. Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would blead To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net ; by arrow, or by... | |
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