 | John Milton - 1747 - 180 pages
...hold Blind mouths! that fcarce themfelves know how A flieep-hook, or have learn'd aught elfe the leaft That to the faithful Herdman's art belongs! What recks it them ? What need they ? They arefped ; And, when they lift, their lean and flafhy fongs Grate on their fcrannel Pipes of wretched... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 pages
...mouths ! that fcarce themfelvcs knew Bd* to hold **$ A fheep-hook, or have learn'd ought ette the leaft That to the faithful herdman's art belongs! What recks it them ? What need they ? They arefpof i And 119. JJ&uf meutbs! flat fcarce thimfcl-ves knctu beta to hold jtjbeep-book, &c] See inftances... | |
 | Phineas Fletcher - 1771 - 180 pages
...mouthes ! that fcarce themfelves know how to hold A fiicep-hook, or have learn'd ought elfe the leaft That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? what need they ? they are fped : And, when they lift, their lean and fiafhy fongs Grate on their fcraunel pipes of wretched ilraw.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 334 pages
...mouths ! that fcarce themfelves know how to A fheep-hook, or have learn 'd ought elfe the leaft no That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they ? They are fped ; And when they lift, their lean and flamy fongs Grate on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pages
...mou-hs! that fcarce themfelves know how to holj A fheep-hook, or have learn'd ought elfe the leaft That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ! what need they ? They are fpeilj And when they lift their lean and flafhy fongs Grate on their fcrannel pipe of wretched ftraw... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...into the fold ? 1 1 j Of other care they little reck'ning make, Than how to seramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; Blind...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?... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...mouths ! that fcarce themfelves know how to A fheep-hook, or have learn'd ought elfe the leaft 120 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs! What recks it them ? What need they? They are fped; And when they lift,' their lean and flamy fongs Grate on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw;... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 272 pages
...mouths ! that fcarce themfelves know how to hold A ftieep-hook, or have learn'd ought elfethe leaft That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they ! They are fped ; And, when they lift, their lean and ftafhy fongs Crate on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...mouths ! that fcarce thur.ii.ivi., know how to hold A Iheep-hook, or have learn'd ought clfe the lead That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they ? they are fped; And when they lift, their lean and flafliy fongs Grate on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pages
...reck'ning make, " Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast, " And shove away the worthy bidden guestj " Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to...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... | |
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Enow of such, as for their bellies' sake Creep and intrude and climb into the fold! Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest; Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know... 
