And bristly hairs beneath the ear defend;
If lengthening flanks to bounding measure spread;
If broad her foot and bold her bull-like head;
If snowy spots her mottled body stain,
And her indignant brow the yoke disdain,
With tail wide-sweeping as she stalks the dews,
Thus, lofty, large, and long, the mother choose.
Dryden.
[109]. Georg. lib. iii. 51 and 79.
Light on his airy crest his slender head,