 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 scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoln with wind...  The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 - Page 321edited by - 1902 - 1084 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1881 - 894 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least no That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them? What need they?...and foul contagion spread ; Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said; But that two-handed engine at the door 130... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? what need they...and foul contagion spread ; Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said ; But that two-handed engine at the door... | |
 | David Masson - English literature - 1881 - 878 pages
...know how to hold " A sheep-hook, or have learnt aught else the least " That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! " What recks it them ? What need they...But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, " Hot inwardly and foul contagion spread ; " Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw " Daily devours... | |
 | Anna Callender Brackett - American poetry - 1881 - 348 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they...The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed ; • But swollen with wind and the rank mist they draw ; Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread ; Besides what... | |
 | John Milton - 1881 - 590 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to tHe faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they...straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swollen with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 502 pages
...belongs ! What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and fleshy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw...and foul contagion spread ; Besides what the grim Wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said. But that two-handed engine at the door Stands... | |
 | John Broadbent - Literary Criticism - 1973 - 364 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs! What recks it them? What need they? They...straw, The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoll'n with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread: Besides what... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have leam'd aught else the least 120 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs! What recks it them? What need they? They...inwardly, and foul contagion spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said; But that two-handed engine at the door 130... | |
 | William Riley Parker - Poets, English - 1996 - 708 pages
...know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least Tha1 to the faithful herdsman's art belongs! What recks it them? What need they? They...straw. The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swollen with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread; Besides what... | |
 | William Harmon - Literary Collections - 1998 - 386 pages
...themselves know how to hold A sheephook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs! What recks it them? What need they? They...straw, The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoll'n with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread: Besides what... | |
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