The Hind and the Panther.
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The Vice-roy Panther could not awe the herd,
The more the company the less they fear'd.
The surly Wolfe with secret envy burst,
Yet cou'd not howl, the Hind had seen him first:
But what he durst not speak, the Panther durst.
The more the company the less they fear'd.
The surly Wolfe with secret envy burst,
Yet cou'd not howl, the Hind had seen him first:
But what he durst not speak, the Panther durst.
For when the herd suffis'd, did late repair
To ferney heaths, and to their forest lare,
She made a mannerly excuse to stay,
Proff'ring the Hind to wait her half the way:
That since the Skie was clear, an hour of talk
Might help her to beguile the tedious walk.
With much good will the motion was embrac'd,
To chat awhile on their adventures pass'd:
Nor had the grateful Hind so soon forgot
Her friend and fellow-suff'rer in the plot.
Yet wondring how of late she grew estrang'd,
Her forehead cloudy, and her count'nance chang'd,
She thought this hour th' occasion would present.
To learn her secret cause of discontent,
To ferney heaths, and to their forest lare,
She made a mannerly excuse to stay,
Proff'ring the Hind to wait her half the way:
That since the Skie was clear, an hour of talk
Might help her to beguile the tedious walk.
With much good will the motion was embrac'd,
To chat awhile on their adventures pass'd:
Nor had the grateful Hind so soon forgot
Her friend and fellow-suff'rer in the plot.
Yet wondring how of late she grew estrang'd,
Her forehead cloudy, and her count'nance chang'd,
She thought this hour th' occasion would present.
To learn her secret cause of discontent,
Which
