Mythology & Folklore
Of a Hare complaining of the hatred of Dogs
From Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets (1567)
Mythology & Folklore
THe scenting Hounds pursude
the hastie Hare of foote:
The sillie Beast to scape the Dogs
did iumpe vpon a roote.
The rotten scrag it burst,
from Cliffe to Seas he fell:
Then cride the Hare: vnhappie mée,
for now perceiue I well
Both lande and Sea pursue
and hate the hurtlesse Hare:
And cake the dogged Skies aloft,
if so the Dog be thare.
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Turberville, George. “Of a Hare complaining of the hatred of Dogs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/105/.
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Turberville, George. “Of a Hare complaining of the hatred of Dogs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/105/.
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