 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoln...  The Harvard Classics - Seite 771909Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Milton - 1909 - 504 Seiten
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 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...their serannel pipes of wretehed straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, 1z5 But swoll'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...devours apace ; and nothing said, But that two-handed engin at the door, 1 30 Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more. Their bells, and flourets of... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 Seiten
...Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretehed straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, Butswoll'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...devours apace ; and nothing said, But that two-handed engin at the dcor, Stands ready to smite once, and smiie no more. Return Alpheus, the dread voice is... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 Seiten
...bejongs 1 What recks it them ? What need they ? They arc sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw;...wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...hold What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw;...wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 Seiten
...country, unless we live in the spirit of the Gospel. The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swolfn with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...; and nothing said. But that two-handed engine at tlie door, Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." These words of MILTON are certainly severe,... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 Seiten
...Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoll'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more. Return Alphèus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk thy streams ; return Sicilian Muse, And call the vales,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 Seiten
...on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, l~But, swoIPn with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...nothing said: But that two-handed engine at the door, 130 Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more/1 Return. Alphetts, the dread voice is past. That... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 542 Seiten
...belongs ! What recks rt them ? what need they ? They are sped; And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw...with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. MiLfoS. This is not merely a poetical exaggeration. Soon after these lines were written, a polite writer,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...and flashy son;^ Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; Tin- hungry shuep look up, and arc and poor makes all the history ; Knough, that Virtue...being, to have been. When Hopkins dies, a thousand sed : But that two-handed engine at the door 1.10 Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return,... | |
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