read aright, And keep my body out of foul prisoún. Me mette, 4279 how that I roamed up and down Within our yard, where as I saw a beast Was like an hound, and would have made arrest 4280 Upon my body, and would have had me dead. His colour was betwixt yellow and red; And tipped was his tail, and both his ears, With black, unlike the remnant of his hairs. His snout was small, with glowing eyen tway; Yet of his look almost for fear I dey; 4281 This caused me my groaning, doubtëless.”