 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 sider
...with the lofs of his bead, which afterwards happened to him thro' the fury of his enemies. 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 674 sider
...The fame idea occafion'd his exprefling himfelf very obfcurely in the following lines of his Lycidas, But that two-handed engin at the door Stands ready to fmite once, and finite no more. Thefe are th.e laft words of Peter predicting God's vengeance on his church by his... | |
 | John Upton - 1751 - 54 sider
...not fed, But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly and foul contagion fpread : Befides what the grim 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... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 sider
...head, a fate which he afterwards met, thro' the fury of his enemies ; at leaft, fay» Dr. 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... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 sider
...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 engin at the door 130 Stands ready to finite once, and finite no more.' Return Return Alpheus, the dread voice is -paft,... | |
 | Thomas Edwards - 1758 - 374 sider
...idea *' occafioned his expreffing himfelf very obfcurely c' in the following lines of his Lycidas : But that two-handed engin at the door Stands ready to fmite once, and fmite no more. " Thefe are the laft words of Peter, predicting " God's vengeance on his Church by his miniftry. *'... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 sider
...fed; 125 But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread : Befides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours...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 is paft, That fhrunk... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 sider
...fed; 125 But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread : Befides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours...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 is paft, That fhrunk... | |
 | William Harris - 1762 - 564 sider
...But fwoln with wind, and the rank mift they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread : Betides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing faid. MILTON. This is not meerly a poetical exaggeration. Soon after thefe lines were written, a polite writer,... | |
 | William Harris - 1762 - 544 sider
...But fwoln with wind, and the rank miir. they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion fpread ; Befldes what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing faid. MILTON. This is not meerly a poetical exaggeration. Soon after thefe lines were written, a polite writer,... | |
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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... 
