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THE ARROW-KING. - ZaunköniG - 26.12.2010 THE ARROW-KING. How shall I picture forth the eagle's flight ? An arrow feather'd with two mighty vans, That soars and stoops at will, and broadly scans The woods and waters with a living sight ! A wondrous arrow ! wheeling round and round. Before its prone descent upon the prey, Descried far off upon the subject ground, And with one stroke disabled for the fray ; But lo ! there comes a small, unpennon'd thing, And, from the rifle's throat directly sped, Is potent to bring down this arrow-king, With slacken'd wing and self-abandon'd head. His nearest foe is yonder human eye. With no assailant else in earth or sky ! |