...cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ear And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends...heel Now creeps he slow ; and now, with many a frisk Wide scampering, snatches at the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his snout, Then...

...of close observation that Cowper brought to his work : Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear. Shaggy and lean and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur, His...

...The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the ax And drive the wedge in yonder forest drear, From rnorn to eve his solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, And tail cropped short, half lurcher, and half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now creeps he...

...the leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanced weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe And...solitary task. Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed cars And tail cropp'd short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel...

...ist das berühmte Bild des »Holzfällers« (woodman) : »Forth goes the woodman leaving unconcerned »The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe »And...the wedge in yonder forest drear, »From morn to eve bis solitary task .... »Heedless of all his pranks the sturdy churl »Moves right toward the mark,...

...Goldsmith. The Winter Morning Walk *2y ^^ ^> (From The Task) "T^ORTH goes the woodman, leaving unconcern'd The cheerful haunts of man to wield the axe And drive...heel Now creeps he slow ; and now with many a frisk Wide scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then...

...of the bite, The dog it was that died. Oliver Goldsmith. The Winter Morning Walk -o <^ <^ (From The Task) Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears...heel Now creeps he slow ; and now with many a frisk Wide scampering, snatches up the drifted snow With ivory teeth, or ploughs it with his snout ; Then...

...clearest touch. A familiar passage will serve as an example : Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcerned The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive...task. Shaggy and lean and shrewd, with pointed ears, With tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur. His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now...

...it profiteth me nothing. —PAUL. /^ i.~J/ tin \.' v ' Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcerned The cheerful haunts of man, to wield the axe And drive...Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him ! Close behind his heel Now creeps he...

...the leaning pile Deciduous, or its own unbalanced weight. Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconoern'd The cheerful haunts of man ; to wield the axe And...Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, His dog attends him. Close behind his heel Now creeps he...