Read full poem →of the circumstance."—Percy. CONTENTS PAGE The Traveller 1 The Deserted
Village 29 The Hermit 57 The Captivity 67 The Haunch of Venison 85
Retaliation 91 The Double Transformation 99 The Gift to Iris 104 The
Dictionary Entry
The meat of a deer.
In a Sentence
“After shooting a deer, field dressing is the next step necessary for high quality venison.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. venisonpasty venisonvenison dried
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Poetry examples for “venison”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Translation (‘Chaste are their instincts’)
The Haunch of Venison
Epitaph on Thomas Parnell
Read full poem →THE DESERTED VILLAGE
THE HAUNCH OF VENISON
THE CAPTIVITY: AN ORATORIO
Read full poem →This epitaph, apparently never used, was published with _The Haunch
of Venison_, 1776; and is supposed to have been written about 1770.
In that year Goldsmith wrote a _Life of Thomas Parnell, D.D._,
Read full poem →Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish.
Our Dean[5] shall be venison, just fresh from the plains;
Our Burke[6] shall be tongue, with a garnish of brains;
Read full poem →_Haunch of Venison_ written. (?)
_August 6._
Read full poem →Let each guest bring himself, and he brings the best dish:
Our Dean shall be venison, just fresh from the plains; 5
Our Burke shall be tongue, with a garnish of brains;
Read full poem →THANKS, my Lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter
Never rang’d in a forest, or smok’d in a platter;