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Thou frownest, and old �olus, thy foe, Skulks to his cavern, mid the gruff complaint Of all his rebel tempests.

From Heathen Mythology by Various

Low shrinking fear, in place of state, Skulks in the dwellings of the great.

From Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters by Baillie, Joanna

Little doth the wearer heed Of the heart-break in the brede; A hyena by her side Skulks, down-looking—it is Pride.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

Little doth the wearer heed Of the heart-break in the brede; 70 A hyena by her side Skulks, down-looking,—it is Pride.

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell

Little doth the wearer heed Of the heart-break in the brede; A hyena by her side Skulks, down-looking,—it is Pride.

From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell