 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...  The Westminster Review - Page 3381901Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...Than how to seramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; Blind 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 it them? what need they?... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...how to scramble at the shearer's feast, " And shove away the worthy bidden guestj " Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold " A sheep-hook,...learn'd aught else the least " That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! " What recks it them ? what need they ? They.are sped ; " And when they list,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...feast And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; [hold Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least...they ? they are sped ; And when they list, their lean aad flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretehed straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1808 - 142 pages
...Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy-bidden guest : Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook,...least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! 3 BC page 107. 4 Oixia Ss dvij-fOHri xai a6avaroi<r< pavsiij 2u-£f JaAt', tupiutvra., ra St an-yseiri... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 pages
...Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest : Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook,...they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannal pipes of wretched straw. the Clergy, for a circuit of sixty miles round his own neighbourhood,... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest; Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook,...learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art bejongs 1 What recks it them ? What need they ? They arc sped; And, when they list, their... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook,...learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! 121 What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And, when they list,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy-bidden guest ; Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook,...learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! i , .' Bid amaranthus all his beauty shed, And dafiadillies fill their cups... | |
 | 1811 - 566 pages
...Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest j Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd ought else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! 'What recks it them,' &c. It is... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn 'd augbt else the least 12* That to the faithful herdinan's art belongs! What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And, when they list, tbtir lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look... | |
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