 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 swol'n with...  Parnassus - Page 469edited by - 1880 - 534 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1862 - 568 pages
...sheep-Look, or have learn 'd aught else the least Q* Thai .o ihe faithful herdsman's art beiongs ; Wha . recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And,...grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said : But that two handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.... | |
 | Charles Stuart Calverley - 1862 - 230 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! "What recks it them ? What need they...straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swollen with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Kot inwardly, and foul contagion spread: Besides what... | |
 | 1863 - 982 pages
...bidden guest ; Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's...grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said : — But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no... | |
 | William Howitt - 1863 - 726 pages
...sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs 1 'What reeks it them . What need they .' They are sped ; And when...straw ; The hungry sheep look up and are not fed, But, awoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread ; Besides what... | |
 | John Milton - 1864 - 584 pages
...mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else, the least 120 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What...straw : The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swollen with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 256 pages
...bidden guest; Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else, the least That to the faithful herdman's...grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said ; Let us think over this passage, and examine its words. 'First, is it not singular to... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 708 pages
...flrxt jr:nj.l thief into God's fold; So, Rince, into hit churcb Inwd hlnsliugicliinb. 456 LYCIDAS. Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw: The...grim 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.... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 pages
...recks it them ? What need they? They we sped; And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Orate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry...spread ; Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Doily devours apace, and nothing said." Let us think over this passage, and examine its words. First,... | |
 | Charles Stuart Calverley - 1865 - 216 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they?...straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swollen with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs! What recks it them * What need they ? They are sj.ed ; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate...fed ; But, swoln with wind, and the rank mist they drs w, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours... | |
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