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" And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw... "
P. Vergili Maronis Bucolica et Georgica - Page 114
by Virgil - 1922 - 396 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 31-32

John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...least 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 serannel pipes of wretehed straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, 1z5 But swoll'n with...
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A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of ...

David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...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 scrannal pipes of wretched straw. " The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, " But swoll'n with wind,...
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Paradise regained. An account of Cowper's writings, relating to Milton. A ...

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...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 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,...
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Cowper's Milton [the poetical works, with life, notes and tr. by W. Cowper ...

John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...mouths! that scarce themselves know how t» hold 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,...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! 121 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 j The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, liuf , swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 20

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 796 pages
...mean idea Comatcs had of the shepherd's piping. — Milton ; ad butli Theocritus and Virgil in view. Their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. Lycidas. 9. Uamo-'las dono mihi quam dedit olim. Eel. 2. 37. 12. Thy master sleeps] The ancients used...
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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 4

English literature - 1812 - 540 pages
...That to the faithful herdsman'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 vp and are not fed, But swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly,...
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Licida, di Giovanni Milton: Mondodia per la morte del naufragato Eduardo King

John Milton - 1812 - 78 pages
...least That to the faithful herdsman'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 swoll'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With the Life of the Author, Volume 2

John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...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 up, and are not fed, l~But, swoIPn with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot...
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An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of ..., Volume 3

William Harris - 1814 - 542 pages
...That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks rt 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...
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