"Like dastard Curres, that hauing at a bay The saluage beast embost in wearie chace, Dare not aduenture on the stubborne pray, Ne byte before, but rome from place to place, To get a snatch, when turned is his face."
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Like dastard curs that having at a bay The salvage beast, embossed in weary chase, Dare not adventure on the stubborn prey, Nor bite before, but roam from place to place To get a snatch when turned is his face. — Bk. III, Canto I, stanza 22 — Note: embossed=exhausted, hunted down
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