 | 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 - 416 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
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 pages
...that fcarce themfelves know how to A fhcep-hook, or have learn'd ought elfe the leaft 129 That to tiie faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they ? They are fped ; And when they lifl, their lean and flafhy fongs Gnte on their fcrannel pipes of wretched ftraw;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 290 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... | |
 | 1781 - 512 pages
...fcarce themfelves know how to hold ' A fheep-hook, or have learn'd aught elfe the leaft That . • That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! • What recks it them ? What heed they ? They are fped i ' And when they lift, their lean and flalhy fongs ' Grate on their fcrannel... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 630 pages
...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 mouths!...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... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Blind 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.... | |
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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, or have... 
