 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 swoln with wind...  Literary Studies from the Great British Authors - Page 81by Horace Hills Morgan - 1880 - 440 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Harris - 1814 - 546 pages
...songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, Hot swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot...with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. MILTOX. This is not merely a poetical exaggeration. Soon after the'se lines were written, a polite... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 560 pages
...Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw } The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swolu with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. MII.TO>. This is not merely a poetical exaggeration. Soon after these lines were written, a polite... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 542 pages
...sheep-hook, or have learn'd ought else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks rt them ? what need they ? They are sped; And when they...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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...they list, their lean and flashy gongs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw : The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed. But swoln with wind,...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. Return, Alpheus,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...and flashy son;^ Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; Tin- hungry shuep look up, and arc and poor makes all the history ; Knough, that Virtue...being, to have been. When Hopkins dies, a thousand sed : But that two-handed engine at the door 1.10 Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return,... | |
 | John Fry - 1822 - 618 pages
...mouths '. that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn 'd ought else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs; What recks...songs Grate 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,... | |
 | 1822 - 284 pages
...lilind months ' that scarce themselvesknowhowto A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What...songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are hot fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...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,...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.' Return, Alphens,... | |
 | 1901 - 744 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they...songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up and are not fed." MAURICE G. HERING. THE NEW SNOBBISHNESS. IN the WESTMINSTER... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw : The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoll'n ters of Mes. Yes, you despise the man to books confin'd,...his study rails at human kind; Though what he learns But that two-handed engine at the door, Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more. Return, Alpheus,... | |
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