 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 sidor
...cold? and the plain ox, That harmless, honest, guileless animal, In what has he Offended ? he, whose toil, Patient and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest; shall he bleed, And struggling groan beneath.the cruel bands Even of the clown he feeds ?... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 sidor
...cold ? And the plain ox, That harmless, honest, guileless animal, In what has he offended ? he, whose toil, Patient and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest: shall he bleed. And struggling groan beneath the cruel hands, Ev'n of the clown he feeds ?... | |
 | 1809 - 402 sidor
...And the plain ox, That harmless, honest, guileless animal, lu what has he offended? he, wliosetoil, Patient, and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest ; shall he bleed, And struggling groan beneath the cruel hands E'en of the clown he feeds ?... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 sidor
...cold ? And the plain ox, That harmless, honest, guileless animal, In what has he offended ' he, whose toil, Patient and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest: shall he bleed, And struggling groan beneath the cruel hands Ev'nof the clown he feeds? and... | |
 | William Butler - 1811 - 548 sidor
...her homage was lincere. VOLTAIRE'S HZNRI ABE. t Coxc's Trav. YO!. ip 261. -v L 5 _— - whofe -whole toil, Patient and ever ready, clothes the land With all th'e pomp of harveft. THOMSON. Oxen were anciently employed in die Eaft in treading out the corn ; fee Deut. xxv. 4 ;. and... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 sidor
...cold . And the plain ox, that harmless, honest, guileless animal, in what has he offended? he, whose toil, patient and ever ready, clothes the land with all the pomp of harvest; shall he bleed, and struggling groan beneath the cruel hands even of the clown he feeds? and... | |
 | James Thomson - 1813 - 346 sidor
...cold. And the plain ox, That harmless, honest, guileless animal, In what has he offended ? he, whose toil, Patient and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest ; shall he bleed, 365 And struggling groan beneath the cruel hands Ev'n of the clown he feeds... | |
 | James Thomson - 1816 - 256 sidor
...cold. And the plain ox. That harmless, honest, guileless animal, In what has he offended > he, whose toil, Patient, and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest ; shall he bleed, And struggling groan beneath the cruel hand* E'en of the clown he feeds ?... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - 1818 - 316 sidor
...cold ? And the plain ox, That harmless, honest, guileless animal, In what has he offended ? he, whose toil, Patient and ever ready, clothes the land With all the pomp of harvest ; shall he bleed, And straggling groan beneath the cruel hands E'en of the clown he feeds ?... | |
 | Conduct, George Nicholson - 1819 - 282 sidor
...cold ? And the plain ox, that harmless, honest, guileless animal ! in what has he offended ? he whose toil, patient, and ever ready, clothes the land with all the pomp of harvest, shall he bleed, and, struggling, grean beneath the cruel hands ev'n of the clown he feeds... | |
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What have ye done; ye peaceful people, what, To merit death ? you, who have given us milk In luscious streams, and lent us your own coat Against the winter's cold? 
