 | Maghtochair (pseud.) - 1867 - 220 Seiten
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock, Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond The finely-checker'd duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson - 1868 - 416 Seiten
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson - 1869 - 178 Seiten
...all her chirping family around, 770 Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; AVhnse breast with ardor flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-checkered duck, before her train. Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan 775 Gives out his... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cook, Whose breast with ardor a station Where there were fewer houses and more ease ; The inconvenience of checkered duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out her snowy plumage... | |
 | James Thomson - 1873 - 758 Seiten
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, , The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 Seiten
...Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock, Whose breast with ardor flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond The finely checkered duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out her snowy plumage... | |
 | James Thomson - 1880 - 548 Seiten
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family arounrl, Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely-chequered duck, before her train Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out her snowy... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 Seiten
...chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock, Whose bre;ist with ardor flames, аз ltar of dark ocean To the sapphire-tinted checkered duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out lier snowy plumage... | |
 | 1886 - 394 Seiten
...Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock, Whose breast with ardor flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond The finely-checkered duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy... | |
 | James Thomson - 1891 - 458 Seiten
...careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock ; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond 775 The finely-checkered duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately-sailing swan Gives out his... | |
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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. 
