The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. My Study Windows - Page 417by James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 433 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...prefcrib'd, their prefent ftate ; From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know; Or who could fuffer' being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to.day, Had he thy reafon, would he fldp and play ? Pleas 'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry food And licks the hand... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...their prefent "ftate: " From brutes what men, from men what " fpirits know : " Or who could fuffer Being here below ? " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, *' Had he thy Reafon, would he fkip and play ,? " Pleas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry " food, " And licks the... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...their prefent "ftate: " From brutes what men, from men what " fpirits know : *' Or who could fuffer Being here below ? " The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, " Had he thy Reafon, would he fkip and play ? ** Pleas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry " food, " And licks the... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...state; From brutes what men, from men what spirits know; Or who could suffer being here below ? 80 The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reason would he skip and play? Pleas'd to the last he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood. Oh... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...preferib'd, their prefent (rate : From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know: Or who could fuffer being here below ; The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy Reafon, would he (kip and play ? Pleas'd to the laft, he erops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...page.prefcrib'd, their prefent ftate, From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know, 75 Or who could fuffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reafon, would he ikip and play ? Pleas'd to .the laft, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand... | |
| James I (King of Scotland) - Music - 1783 - 272 pages
...prefcribed, their prefent ftate, From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know, Or who would fuffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day ; Had he thy reafon, would he flap and play ? Pleas'd to the laft he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...prefcrib'd, their prefent Hate : From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know, Or who could fuffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day, Had he thy reafon, would he fkip and play ? Pleas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...prefcrib'd, their prefcnt ftate ; From brutes what men, from men what fpirits know; Or who could fuffer etter cale ? Or a vile butt, for noon or night bcfpokc, When the peer r Reafon, would he ftip and play ? Plcas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pages
...prescribed, their present state : From brutes what men, from men what spirits know : • Or who could suffer being here below ? The lamb thy riot dooms...to-day, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play ? Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food, And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.... | |
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