 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 with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides...  Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets - Sida 100efter William Howitt - 1847Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 sidor
...ought else the least 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 serannel pipes of wretehed straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, 1z5 But swoll'n with... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 sidor
...least " 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 scrannal pipes of wretched straw. " The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, " But swoll'n with wind,... | |
 | Peter L. Courtier - 1809 - 392 sidor
...far, very far, above those Christian pastors, described by our divine Milton, to whom ' ' The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, • . But swoln with...they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread!' I therefore confidently hope, that, as he has begun, such he will continue; that, in truth, he will... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1809 - 414 sidor
...far, very far, above those Christian pastors, described by our divine Milton, to whom ' The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoln with wind;...they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread !' I therefore confidently hope, that, as he has begun, such he will continue; that, in truth, he will... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 sidor
...it them > what need they ? Tb«y are sped : And when they list, their lean and flash!y songs Crate 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, and foul contagion spread:... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 sidor
...aught else the least 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...spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 sidor
...least That to the faithful herdman's art bejongs! r What recks it them ? What need they ? They arc sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs...spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 564 sidor
...recks it them? What need they? They | are sped ; Г , when they list, their lean and flashy songs Orate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, lint, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and fold *mtagkm spread :... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 542 sidor
...else the least , Th»t to the faithful herdsman's art belongs! What recks rt them ? what need they ? They are sped; And when they list, their lean and...spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. Mitftnr. This is not merely a poetical exaggeration. Soon after... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 560 sidor
...That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! "What recks it them ? what need they ? They are sped j And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate...spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. Mirroíf. This is not merely a poetical exaggeration. Soon after... | |
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