 And turn the unwilling steeds another way ; Benighted wanderers, the forest o'er, Curse the saved candle and unopening door ; . While the gaunt mastiff, growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat.  Select Works - Page 150by Edmund Burke - 1892 - 384 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 lehte
...Benighted wanderers, the foreft o'er, Curfe the fav'd candle, and unop'ning door ; While the gaunt maitiff growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat. Not fo his Son ; he mark'd this overfight, And then miftook reverfe of wrong for right. .(For what... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 lehte
...wanderers, the foreft o'er, " Curs'd thefav'd candle, and unop'ning door; *' While the gaunt maftiff, growling at the "gate, " Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat.** This paflage affords inftances of various beauties. In the firft ten lines there is a great deal of... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 lehte
...wanderers, the foreft o'er, *' Curs'd thefav'd candle, and unop'ning door; " While the gaunt maftifF, growling at the " gate, " Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat." This paflage affords inftances of various beauties. In the firfl ten lines there is a great deal of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 lehte
...Benighted wanderers, the foreft o'er, Curfe the fav'd candle, and unop'ning door ; While the gaunt maftiff growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat. Not fo his Son, he inark'd this overfight, And then millook reverie of wrong for right. (For what to... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 514 lehte
...ivandercrt, the foreft o'er, Curs'd thcfav'd candle, and unop'ning door ; While the gaunt mart iff growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar, whom he longs to eat \. In the worft inn's worft room, with mat The floors of plainer, and the walls of d On once ayfovf-bed,... | |
 | 1782 - 518 lehte
...Benighted wanderers the foreft o'er, Curfe the fav'd candle, and unopening door; While the gaunt maftiff", growling at the gate. Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat. Not Not fo his fon : he mark'd this overfigbt, And then miftook reverfe of wrong for right. (For what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 lehte
...Benighted wanderers, the foreft o'er, Curfe the fav'd candle, and unop'ning door; While the gaunt maftiff growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat. IBID. p. I50. THE MAN OF ROSS, BUT all our praifes why fhould Lords engrofs ? Rife, honeft Mufe ! and... | |
 | 1794 - 918 lehte
...Benighted wanderers, the forefl o'er, Curfe the fav'd candle, and unopening door; While the gaunt maibtf, growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar whom he longs to eat. Not fo his fon : he mark'd this overfight, And then miftook reverie of wrong for right. (For what to... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 lehte
...Benighted wanderers, the fored o'er, Curfe the fav'd candle, and unop'ning door ; While the gaunt maftiff, growling at the gate, Affrights the beggar, whom he longs to eat. Not fo his fon, he mark'd this overfight, And then midook reverfe of wrong for right. ( For \vhat to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1797 - 180 lehte
...all it's mumping cant, from the inhofpitable door of Cannibal Caftle— " Where the gaunt maftiffj growling at the gate, " Affrights the beggar whom...eat." I think we might have found, before the rude band of infolent office was on our fhoulder, and the ftaffof ufurped authority brandifhed over our... | |
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