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" It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see the bear with his pink eyes leering after his enemy's approach, the nimbleness and weight of the dog to take his advantage... "
The Ruins of Kenilworth, an Historical Poem - Page 369
by William Reader (Printer.) - 1856
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Poems on Various Subjects: With Notes, Historical and Explanatory

Anna Sawyer - Cheddar (England) - 1801 - 118 pages
...veryplezaunt to fee, the bear, with his pink nyez, leering after his enemiez approach, the nimbltnefs and wait of the dog to take his advantage, and the force and e xperiens oi the bear agsyn to avoid the aflaults ; if he were bitten in one place, hoow hi would...
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A Sketch of Old England, Volume 2

James Kirke Paulding - England - 1822 - 268 pages
...blood and leather was there, between them, as a month's licking, I ween, will not recover." " It was sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see the bear, with his pink eyes, seeing after his enemy's approach, the nimbleness and wait of the 152 dog to take his advantage, and...
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The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth: Among ..., Volume 2

John Nichols - England - 1823 - 680 pages
...alone of these beasts to see the beare with his pinke eies leering after his enimies, the nimblenesse and wait of the dog to take his advantage and the force and experience of the beare againe to avoid the assaults ; if he were 1 In 1559 the Queen and the French Ambassador were...
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Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 3

Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...expense of blood and leather was there between them, as a month's licking, I think, will not recover. " It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see the bear, with his pink eyes, leering after his enemy's approach; the uimbleness and waiting, too, of the dog to take his advantage; and the foresight...
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The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...as a month's licking, I ween, will not recover ; and yet [they] remain as far out as ever they were. It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see the bear with his pink eyes leering after his enemy's approach, the nimbleness and weight of the dog to take his advantage, and the force and experience...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 153

Great Britain - 1833 - 720 pages
...between them as a month's licking I ween will not recover, and yet remain as far out as ever they were. " It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see...approach, the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take hia advantage, and the force and experience of the bear again to avoid the assault. If he was bitten...
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The Secret Passion, Volume 1

Robert Folkestone Williams - 1844 - 936 pages
...Avon ; for each flower (As it ne'er knew a sun or shower) Hangs there the pensive head. D'AvEIJANT. It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts to see the bear, »ith his pink eyes, learing after his enemies' approach, the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take...
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Chronicles of Fashion: From the Time of Elizabeth to the Early ..., Volume 1

Elizabeth Stone - England - 1845 - 484 pages
...alone of these beasts to see the beare with his pinke eies leering after his enimies, the nimblenesse and wait of the dog to take his advantage, and the force and experience of the beare againe to avoid the assaults : if he were bitten in one place, how he would pinch in another...
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Prolusiones præmiis anniversariis dignatæ et in auditorio recitatæ ...

Harrow school - 1865 - 374 pages
...bears were baited on this occasion ; so the historian is transported with delight, and exclaims, " It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts, to see the bear with his pinky eyes leering after his enemy's approach ; the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take his advantage...
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True stories, from English history, by a mother, author of 'True stories ...

Maria Elizabeth Budden - 1852 - 422 pages
...described : " It was a sport pleasant to see the bear, with his pink eyes, leering after his enemy's approach : the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take...advantage, and the force and experience of the bear to avoid his assaults. Music played all the time, and thirteen bears were provided for the occasion,...
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