 | 1854 - 128 pagine
...marish-flowers that throng The desolate creeks and pools among, Were flooded over with eddying song. THOMSON. HE stately sailing Swan Gives out his snowy plumage to...And arching proud his neck, with oary feet, Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier isle, Protective of his young. MILTON. HE Swan with arched neck... | |
 | James Thomson - 1854 - 312 pagine
...defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd Duck, before her Train, 775 Rows garrulous. 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. The Turkey nigh, 780 Loud-threatening,... | |
 | Elisha Jarrett Lewis - 1855 - 508 pagine
...AMERICANA; AND TRUMPETER SWANCYGNUS BUCINATOR. " The stately sailing Swan Gives out his snowy plumngc to the gale : And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, nnd guards his osier isle, Protective of his young.'' WHERE FOUND, ETC. We have two... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 574 pagine
...defiance. In the pond The finely-checkered duck before her train Rows garrulous. 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. The turkey nigh, Loud threatening,... | |
 | Elisha Jarrett Lewis - 1857 - 530 pagine
...the markings are very much alike." TRUMPETER SWANAMD -CYGNUS BUCINATOR. .. ' " 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 youug." WHERE FOUND, ETC. ,E have two... | |
 | Q. K. Philander Doesticks - 1857 - 226 pagine
...defiance. In the pond, The finely-checker'd duck, before her train, Row s garrulous. 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. The turkey nigh, Loud-threatening,reddens;... | |
 | James Thomson - 1858 - 458 pagine
...checker'd duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately sailing swan 775 Gives out his snowy plumaga to the gale ; And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier isle, Protective of his young. The turkey nigh, Loud threatening,... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1860 - 354 pagine
...IX. They substitute quality for manner; (ie, adjectives for adverbs;) as,' 1. " 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." — TAonuton. S. " Thither continual pilgrims crowded still."... | |
 | James Thomson - 1861 - 480 pagine
...Graceful, and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely chequer'd duck before her train Rows garrulous. The stately sailing swan Gives out his snowy plumage...And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle, Protective of his young. The turkey nigh, Loud-threatening,... | |
 | 1861 - 692 pagine
...Graceful and crows defiance. In the pond, The finely chequered duck, before her train, Rows garrulous. The stately sailing swan, Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale. while the peacock spreads His every-cplored glory to the sun, And swims in radiant majesty along. "... | |
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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. 
