EPITAPH ON A HARE by William Cowper
Published On Monday, May 24, 2010. Under: 1700s, Cowper, William.
EPITAPH ON A HARE by William Cowper
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 ...
