This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 Excerpt: ...The snorting steed, that gazed with stiffened mane, The forest bull, that lashed, with hideous roar, His sides indignant, and the ground uptore. Bold as the chief, who, mid black Lerna's brake, With mighty prowess quelled the water-snake, To rouze the monster from his noisome den, A dauntless hero pierced the blasted ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 Excerpt: ...The snorting steed, that gazed with stiffened mane, The forest bull, that lashed, with hideous roar, His sides indignant, and the ground uptore. Bold as the chief, who, mid black Lerna's brake, With mighty prowess quelled the water-snake, To rouze the monster from his noisome den, A dauntless hero pierced the blasted fen: He mounts, he spurs his steed;--in bold career, His arm gigantic wields a fiery spear; With aromatic moss the shaft was wreathed, And favouring gales around the champion breather!; By power invisible the courser drawn, Now quick, and quicker, bounds across the lawn; Onward he moves, unable now to pause, And, fearless, meditates the monster's jaws, Impells the struggling steed, that strives to shun, Full on his wide unfolding fangs to run; Down his black throat he thrusts the fiery dart, And hears the frightful hiss, that rends his heart; Then, wheeling light, reverts his swift career.--The writhing serpent grinds the ashen spear; Rolled on his head, his awful volumed train He strains, in tortured folds, and bursts in twain. On Cala's banks, his monstrous fangs appal The rustics, pondering on the sacred wall, Who hear the tale, the solemn rites between, On summer sabbaths, in the churchyard green. On Yeta's banks the vagrant gypsies place Their turf-built cots; a sun-burned swarthy race! From Nubian realms their tawny line they bring, And their brown chieftain vaunts the name of king; With loitering steps, from town to town they pass, Their lazy dames rocked on the paniered ass: From pilfered roots, or nauseous carrion, fed, By hedge-rows green they strew the leafy bed, While scarce the cloak of taudry red conceals The fine turned limbs, which every breeze reveals: Their bright black eyes through silken lashes shine. Around their necks thei...
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