That creature on whose back abound
Black spots upon a yellow ground
A panther is — the fairest beast
That haunteth in the spacious East:
He underneath a fair outside
Does cruelty and treachery hide.


Poetry for Children (1809)


That creature on whose back abound Black spots upon a yellow ground A panther is — the fairest beast That haunteth in the spacious East: He...

That creature on whose back abound Black spots upon a yellow ground A panther is — the fairest beast That haunteth in the spacious East: He...

That creature on whose back abound Black spots upon a yellow ground A panther is — the fairest beast That haunteth in the spacious East: He...

That creature on whose back abound Black spots upon a yellow ground A panther is — the fairest beast That haunteth in the spacious East: He...