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.