noun(Zoöl.)a parasitic dipterous insect of the familyHippoboscidæ, which lives upon the stag and is usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the European grouse, but in that case has wings. fromWiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. ...
death, and the supernatural. Isabella Valancy Crawford's use of language and imagery creates a sense of awe and wonder, as well as a sense of violence and brutality. The Dark Stag is a symbol of the wild and untamed aspects of nature, while the speaker represents human vulnerability...
Hartes doe muche foner kyll each other when there is fcarcitie of Hyndes, for if there be Hyndes plentie, then they feparate them felues in one place or other. It is a pleafure, to beholde them when they goe to Rutte and make their vaute. For when they smell the Hynde, they ...