 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...on their fcrannel Pipes of wretched ftraw, The hungry Sheep look up, and are not fed, But fwolnwith wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread : Befides what the grim Woolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing fed. But that two-handed engine a^the door, Stands... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...of wretched ftraw, The hungry Sheep look up, and are not fed, But fwoln with wind, and the rank mill they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread : Befides what the grim Woolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing fed. But that two-handed engine at the door,... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 674 pages
...enemies. At leaft I can think of no fenfe fo proper to be given to the following verfes in Lycidas, Befides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing faid ; But that two-handed engin at the door Stands ready to fmite once, and fmite no more. About this time, as we learn from... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...At leaft I can think of no fenfe fo proper to be given to the following verfes in Lycidas, Bcfides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing faid -, But that two-handed engin at the door Stands ready to finite once, and fmite no more. About this time, as we learn from... | |
 | John Upton - 1751 - 54 pages
...a very difficult pafTage in Milton's Lycidas, The hungry (beep look up, and are not fed, But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly...wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace and nothing fed, . . • *, '. But that two-handed engine at the door . . Stands ready to. fmite once, and fmite... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 pages
...3rate on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw ; The hungry flieeplook up, and are not fed, izj 3ut fwoll'n with wind, and the rank mift they draw, R.ot...fpread : Befides what the grim wolf with privy paw Da'ly Yes bat they gang in more fecret wife, And with fheeps clothing doen hem difguife. They talk... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...fongs Grate on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw ; The hungry fheep look up, and are not fed, 123 But fwoll'n with wind, and the rank mift they draw. Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread i Befides what the grim wolf with privy pav? Pally devours apace, and nothing faid, But that two-handed... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...Newton, I can think of no fe.nfe fo proper to be given to the following verfes in Lycidas i Fcfulcs what the grim wolf, with privy paw, Daily devours apace, and nothing laid ; But that two-handed engine at die door, Stands ready to finite once, and f'mite no more. Upon... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 pages
...on their fcrannel pipes ofwretched ftraw; The hungry fheep look up, and are not fed; 125 But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly,...devours apace, and nothing faid, But that two-handed engin at the door 130 Stands ready to fmite once, and fmite no more. Return Alpheus, the dread voice... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw; The hungry fheep look up, and are not fed; 125 But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly,...devours apace, and nothing faid, But that two-handed engin at the door 130 Stands ready to fmite once, and fmite no more. Return Alpheus, the dread voice... | |
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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 with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly... 
