 To tardy swain no shrill-voiced matrons squall ; No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear ; No hammers thump ; no horrid blacksmith sear ; Ne noisy tradesman your sweet slumbers start, With sounds that are a misery to hear : But all is calm, as would...  The Cornhill Magazine - Page 136edited by - 1908Full view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 340 pages
...Or proul in courts of law for human prey, " In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. XIV. " No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, " From village...ear; " No hammers thump; no horrid blacksmith sear, " Ne noisy tradesman your sweet slumbers start, " With sounds that are a misery to hear: " But all... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...Olr proul in courts of law for human prey, " In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. XIV. " No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, " From village...ear; " No hammers thump; no horrid blacksmith sear, " Ne noisy tradesman your sweet slumbers start, " With sounds that are a misery to hear: " But all... | |
 | James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 236 pages
...Or prowl in courts of law for human prey, " In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. XIV. " No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, " From village...on to village sounding clear ; " To tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall ; " No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear ; " No hammers thump... | |
 | James Thomson, Thomas Park - 1808 - 444 pages
...wounds; Or proul in courts of law for human prey, In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. XIV. No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, From village on to village sounding clear; To tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall; No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear; No hammers thump; no horrid... | |
 | Cabinet - 1808 - 524 pages
...: " Or proul in courts of law for human prey, " In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. " No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, " From village...on to village sounding clear : " To tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall ; " No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear; " No hammers thump... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...wounds; ' Or proul in courts of law for human prey, ' In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. ' No cocks with me to rustic labour call, ' From village on to village sounding clear ; ' To tardy swains no shrill-voic'd matrons squall ; ' No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear; * No hammers... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 pages
...courts of law for human prey, In vernal senate thieve, or rob on broad highwsy. •" No cocks, uith me, to rustic labour call, From village on to village sounding clear : To tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall ; No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear ; No hammers thump ; no... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...secret wounds or prowl in courts of law for human prey, in venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, from village on to village sounding clear: to tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall; no dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear; no hammers thump; no horrid... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...village on to village sounding clear: to tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall; no dogs, no bjbes, no wives, to stun your ear; no hammers thump; no horrid blacksmith fear, ne noisy tradesmen your sweet slumbers start, with sounds that are a misery to hear: but all... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - 1818 - 316 pages
...Or prowl in courts of law for human prey, " In venal senate thieve, or rob on broad highway. XIV. " No cocks, with me, to rustic labour call, " From village...on to village sounding clear ; " To tardy swain no shrill-voic'd matrons squall ; " No dogs, no babes, no wives, to stun your ear ; " No hammers thump... | |
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