earless

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Earless calves that spend their days in the moss fields, staring at the blinding double suns.

From Nature • Jun. 4, 2019

When he wrote: "Earless on high stands unabash'd Defoe," he knew he lied.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The Dunciad could be more confidently consulted about contemporary literary history, if Pope had avoided such unnecessary misstatements as:— "Earless on high, stood unabash'd De Foe."

From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post

Alpine hare 97 *Earless marmot 113 Mus citellus.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

There is not the least truth in Pope's well-known, and we may say disgraceful line: Earless, on high stood unabash'd De Foe.

From Bygone Punishments by Andrews, William