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And black defpair, upon his clouded brow 

 Hang low'ring ; from his half-op'ning jaws 

 The clammy venom, and infeftious froth, 

 Diftiiling tall j and from his lungs inflam'd 

 Malignant vapours taint the ambient air. 

 Breathing perdition : his dim eyes are glaz'd. 

 He droops his penfive head, his trembling limbs 

 No more fupport his weight ; abjedt he lies. 

 Dumb, fpiritlels, benumb'd, till death at laft 

 Gracious attends, and kindly brings relief. 



Or if outrageous grown, behold, alas ! 

 A yet more dreadful fcene ; his glaring eyes 

 Redden with fury, like fome angry boar 

 Churning he foams, and on his back txtdi 

 His pointed briftles rife ; his tail incurv'd 

 He drops, and with harfh broken bowlings rends 

 The poifon-tainted air, with rough hoarfe voice 

 IncelFant bays, and fnuffs th'infedious breeze i 

 This way and that he flares aghaft, and darts 

 At his own fhade ; jealous, as if he deem'd 

 The world his foes. If haply tow'rd the ftream 

 He caft his roving eye, cold horror chills 

 His foul ; averfe he flies, trembling, appall'd. 

 Now frantic to the kennel's utmoft verge 

 Raving he runs, and deals deilrudtion round. 

 The pack fly diverfe ; for whate'er he meets 

 Vengeful he bites, and ev'ry bite is death. 



If now perchance thro' the weak fence efcap'd. 

 Far up the wind he roves, with open mouth 



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