Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 484
en wearied with toils of thechase— An evening of bright hunters moontime—Our hero drew rein in a still, woodsy place,Where fain would he rest him, and slumbera space, Having slain ninety monsters since noontime.His chestnut he tied to a horse-chestnut tree, (A natural bond of connection),Then,… … Not long had this snore been outbooming, before An answering challenge came sounding;He sprang to his feet, as with oncoming roar,A creature with blazing eyes down on him bore, With terrible leaping and bounding !No nightmare that ever climbed up on your bed Could mate with this fearsome…
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