TheWoundedHare
thewoundedhare
inhumanman!curseonthybarb'rousart,
andblastedbethymurder-aimingeye;
mayneverpitysoothetheewithasigh,
noreverpleasuregladthycruelheart!
golive,poorwand'rerofthewoodandfield!
thebitterlittlethatofliferemains:
nomorethethickeningbrakesandverdantplains
totheeahome,orfood,orpastimeyield.
seek,mangledwretch,someplaceofwontedrest,
nomoreofrest,butnowthydyingbed!
theshelteringrusheswhistlingo'erthyhead,
thecoldearthwiththybloodybosomprest.
perhapsamother'sanguishaddsitswoe;
theplayfulpaircrowdfondlybythyside;
ah!helplessnurslings,whowillnowprovide
thatlifeamotheronlycanbestow!
oftasbywindingnithi,musing,wait
thesobereve,orhailthecheerfuldawn,
i'llmisstheesportingo'erthedewylawn,
andcursetheruffian'saim,andmournthyhaplessfate.