 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...loud Alarms And raw in Fields the rude Militia fwarms ; Mouths withoutHands;maintain'd at vaftExpence In Peace a Charge, in War a weak Defence: Stout once a Month they march a bluft'ring Band, "And ever, but in dmes of Need, at hand : This was the Morn when... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms ; Mouths without hands; maintain'd at vaft expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a bluft'ring band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia (warms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vaft expence, In peace a charge, in war a. weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a bluft'ring band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia 1'warms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vail expencf, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they :narch, a bluftering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia i warms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vaft expencc, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they macch a blnfl'ring band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand: This was the morn when... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms; Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vaft expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a bluft'ring band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand. This was the morn when... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms; Mouths without hands; maintain'd at vaft expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence: Stout once a month they march, a bluftering band, AttJ e*er, but in times of need, at handj This was the morn when,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms ; Mouths without hands, maintain'datvaft cxpcncc, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a bluft'ringband . And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms; Mouths without hands, injinuin'dat vafl expeoct, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, ablufteringbanJ, And ever, but in times of цгЫ, at hand; This was the morn \vhrn,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms; Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vad expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a bludering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand; This was the morn when,... | |
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The country rings around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms; Mouths without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times... 
