 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...temper their dry Chaps m Blood. Dryd. As when a prowling Woolf, Whom Hunger drives to feek new Haunts for Prey, Watching where Shepherds pen their Flocks at Eve, In hurdled Cotes amid the Field fecure, Leaps o'er the Fence with eafe into the Fold. Milt, So fiezes the grim Woolf the tender Lamb,... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...higheft wall, and fheer within Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to feek new haunt for prey, Watching where Shepherds pen their flocks at eve 185 In hurdled cotes amid the field fecure, Leaps o'er the fence with eafe into the fold: Or as a thief... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...overleap"d ail bound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey, Watching...pen their flocks at eve In hurdled cotes amid the fi4d secure, Leaps o'er the feucs with ease Jnto t'.ie fold : Or as a thief bent to unhoard the cash... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...overleap'd all bound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey, Watching...where shepherds pen their flocks at eve In hurdled cots amid the field secure, 186 Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold : Or as a thief bent to... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...all hound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within * Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wulf, Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey, Watching where shepherds pen their Hocks at eve, la hurdled cotes amitithe field secure, Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the foldi... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...overleap'd all bound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey, Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve 1 85 In hurdled cotes amid the field secure, Leaps u'crt he fence with ease into the fold : K Or as... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...and sheer within Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger diives to seek new haunts for prey, Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve In hurdled cotes amid the field secure, 186 Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold: Or as a thief bent to unhoard the cash Of some rich... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pages
...bound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within VOL. II. I Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey, Watching...secure, Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold ; Or as a thief, hent to•unhoard the cash Of some rich burgher, whose substantial doors, Cross-barr'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...over-leap'd all bound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within Lights on his feet As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to seek new haunt for prey, Watching where shepherds pen their Oouks at eve In hurdled cotes amid the field secure, Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold :... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 554 pages
...introduced this passage from Milton, into the translation of the Iliad, where Homer only says, i $ irnj«?, like a star. " Like the red star, that from his flaming...Like as a wolfe about the closed fold B. IV. v. 183. Rangeth by night his hoped prey to get, Which kinde twixt him and harmlesse sheepe hath set." Enrag'd... | |
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On the other side; which, when the arch-felon saw, Due entrance he disdain'd ; and, in contempt, At one slight bound high overleap'd all bound Of hill or highest wall, and sheer within Lights on his feet. As when a prowling wolf, Whom hunger drives to... 
