The talons of his paws,
His Plaid, that with the Rainbow vies,
His downcast looks, and jaundiced eyes,
He said, and hummed applause.
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——:o:——
ODE ON A DISTANT PROSPECT OF ETON COLLEGE.
[This was the first English production of Mr. Gray that appeared in print, and was published in folio, by Dodsley, in 1747.]
Ye distant spires, ye antique towers,
That crown the wat’ry glade,