 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...domeftic bounds confin'd, Was ft ill a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance ev'ry night, He did it with a jealous look, And, when he...diet was of wheaten bread And milk, and oats, and ftraw; Thiftles, or lettuces inftead, With fand to fcour his maw. On twigs of hawthorn he regal'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...his kind, Who, nurfed with tender care, And to domeftic bounds confined, Was ftill a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every...diet was of wheaten bread And milk, and oats, and ftraw ; Thirties, or lettuces inftead, With fand to fcour his maw. On twigs of hawthorn he regaled,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...his kind, Who, nurfed with tender care, And to donaeftic bounds confined, Was ftill a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every...diet was of wheaten bread And milk, and oats, and ftraw; Thirties* or lettuces in flead, With fand to fcour his maw. On twigs of hawthorn he regaled,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...Who, nurfed with tender care, And to domeftic bounds confined, Was Itill a wild Jack-hare. fliough duly from my hand he took His pittance every night,...diet was of wheaten bread And milk, and oats, and ftraw ; f'hiftles, or lettuces inftead, With land to fcoar his maw. On twigs of hawthorn he regaled,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...care, And to domeftic bounds confined, Was ftill a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he tool; His pittance every night, He did it with a jealous...diet was of wheaten bread And milk, and oats, and ftraw ; Thiftles, or lettuces inftead, With fand to fcour his maw. On twigs of hawthom he regaled,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...name, Who only live to prove Foi: what poor toys they can disdain* An endless life above ? Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care,...And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every night, He did it with a jealous look,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...wild Jack-hare. / „ Though duly from ifty hand he look His pittance every night, He did it \vi th a jealous look, ' • . And, when he could, would bite. His diet was of wheatert bread And milk, and oats, and straw ; Thistles, or lettuces instead, With sand to scour his... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...domestic hounds confin'd, Was still a wild Jack-hare. .Though duly from my hand he took His pittance ev'ry night, He did it with a jealous look, And, when he could, would hite. His diet was of wheaten hread, And milk, and oats, and straw ; Thistles, or lettuces instead,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...bounds confin'd, Was still a wild Jack-hare. Though dtily from my hand he took His pittance ev'ry uight, He did it with a jealous look, And, when he could,...and oats, and straw; Thistles, or lettuces instead, Witb sand to scour his maw. On twigs of hawthorn he regal'd, On pippins' russet peel, And, when his... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - Fishing - 1812 - 696 pages
...greyhound follow, Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor e'er heard huntman's hallo', Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care,...And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every night, • He did it with a jealous... | |
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Though duly from my hand he took His pittance every night, He did it with a jealous look, And, when he could, would bite. His diet was of wheaten bread, And milk, and oats, and straw ; Thistles, or lettuces instead, With sand to scour his maw. On twigs... 
