 Mezentius sees him thro' the squadrons ride, Proud of the purple favors of his bride. Then, as a hungry lion, who beholds A gamesome goat, who frisks about the folds, Or beamy stag, that grazes on the plain — He runs, he roars, he shakes his rising...  The Works of John Dryden,: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes - Page 91by John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Or beamy Stag, that grazes on the Plain ; He runs, he roars, he fhakes his rifmg Mane, He grins, he opens wide his greedy Jaws ; The Prey lies panting underneath his Paws : He fills his famifh'd Maw, his Mouth runs o'er With unchew'd Morfels, while he churns the Gore. Dryd. The famifh'd... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...Or beamy Stag, that grazes on the Plain ; He runs, he roars, he flwkes his rifing Man?, He grins, he opens wide his greedy Jaws ; The Prey lies panting underneath his Paws : He fills his famifh'd Maw, his Mouth rims o'er With imchew'd Morfels, while he chums the Gore. The famifh'd lion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 372 pages
...about the folds, Or beamy flag that grazes on the plain ; 10i0 He runs, he roars, he fhakes his rifmg mane ; He grins, and opens wide his greedy jaws, The...prey lies panting underneath his paws ; He fills his famifh'd maw, his mouth runs o'er Tyith unchew'd morfels, while he churns the gore : So proud Mezentius... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...folds, Or beamy flag that grazes on the plain ; 1020 He runs, he roars, he fliakes his rifing mane 5 He grins, and opens wide his greedy jaws, The prey lies panting underneath his paws ; He fills his famifli'd maw, his mouth runs o'er With unchew'd morfels, while he churns the gore : So proud Mezentius... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...about the folds, Or beamy flag that grazes on the plain; 1020 He runs, he roars, he fhakes his rifmg mane; He grins, and opens wide his greedy jaws, The...prey lies panting underneath his paws ; He fills his famifh'd maw, his mouth runs o'er With unchew'd morfels, while he churns the gore: So proud Mezentius... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...the fuld<, Or beamy ftag that grazes on the pUin ; He runs, he roars, he (hakes his riling inane ; He grins, and opens wide his greedy jaws, The prey lies panting underneath his p. iws : He riil> his famuli'd maw, his mouth mns o'er With unchew'd morfels, while he churns the gore;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1798 - 282 pages
...whofrifks about the folds, Or beamy flag that grazes on the plain : He runs, he roars, he fhakes his riling mane ;He grins and opens wide his greedy jaws, The...prey lies panting underneath his paws ; He fills his famifh'd maw, his mouth runs o'er With unchew'd morfels, while he churns the gore. DRYDEN. THE reader... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 352 pages
...beholds A gamesome goat who frisks about the folds, Or beamy stag that grazes on the plain — 1020 He runs, he roars, he shakes his rising mane ; He...paws : He fills his famish'd maw; his mouth runs o'er 1024 With urichew'd morsels, while he churns the gore : So proud Mezentius rushes on his foes, And... | |
 | Charles Rollin - Education - 1804 - 520 pages
...Then as a hungry lion, who beholds " A gamesome goat, who frisks about the folds : '•" Or beamy stag that grazes on the plain : " He runs, he roars, he...; " He fills his famish'd maw, his mouth runs o'er " Wrth unchew'd morsels, while he churns the gore." DRYDilN. " [A] Him, approaching near, •" The... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 188 pages
...the folds, Or beamy stag that grazes on the plain ; He runs, he roars, he stakes his rising muie ; He grins and opens wide his greedy jaws, The prey...o'er With unchew'd morsels, while he churns the gore. DRYDIX, The reader will perceive that Virgil has improved the limile in one particular, and in another... | |
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