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 underneath a fair outside
Does cruelty and treachery hide.
Poetry for Children (1809)