[8.] as a gallant bark. Observe the beauty of the simile in these twelve lines, also of the simile which follows.
[9.] Probably misquoted from "The Dispensary," by Samuel Garth (1670-1719):
"To die is landing on some silent shore,
Where billows never break nor tempests roar."
[10.] this mimic show. Explain the meaning of this expression.
EPITAPH ON A HARE.
Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue,
Nor swifter greyhound follow,
Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew,
Nor ear heard huntsman's halloo;
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,
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.