 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 lehte
...faint, expiring lay ; All appetite had left his maw, And age dilarm'd his mumbling jaw. His num'rous race around him ftand, To learn their dying fire's...whining moan, And thus was heard the feeble tone :— Ah fons, from evil ways depart, My crimes lie heavy on my heart : See, fee, the murder'd geeie appear... | |
 | John Gay - 1737 - 418 lehte
...faint, expiring lay ; All appetite hath left his maw, And age dilarm'd his mumbling jaw. His num'rous race around him ftand To learn their dying fire's...rais'd his head with whining moan, And thus was heard the.feeble tone. Ah fons, from evil ways depart, My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, fee, the murder'd... | |
 | John Gay - 1746 - 212 lehte
...faint, expiring lay ; All appetite hath left his maw, And age difarm'd his mumbling jaw. His num'rous race around him ftand To learn their dying fire's...moan, •». And thus was heard the feeble tone. Ah fons, from evil ways depart, My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, fee, the murder'd geefe appear !... | |
 | Zachary Grey - 1754 - 424 lehte
...age difarm'd his mumbling jaw ; " His num'rous race about him ftand, " To learn their dying Sire's command ; " He rais'd his head with whining moan, " And thus was heard the feeble tone. " Ah fons, from evil ways depart, " My crimes lie heavy on my heart. " See, fee, the murder'd geefe appear... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 lehte
...faint, expiring lay ; All appetite had left his maw, And agedifarm'd his mumbling jaw. His num'rous race around him ftand To learn their dying fire's...whining moan, And thus was heard the feeble tone. Ah, fons ! from evil ways depart ; My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, fee, the murder'd geefe appear... | |
 | John Gay - 1772 - 308 lehte
...his mumbling jaw. His num'rous race around him fland To learn their dying fire's command: He rai'.'d his head with whining moan. And thus was heard the feeble tone. Ah, fonsl from evil ways depart: My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, fee, the murder'd geefe appear \... | |
 | John Gay - 1773 - 388 lehte
...lay ; All appetite had left his maw, And age difarm'd his mumbling jaw. His num'rous race around htm ftand To learn their dying fire's command : He rais'd...whining moan, And thus was heard the feeble tone. Ah, fons ! from evil ways depart : My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, fee, the murder'd geefe appear... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 lehte
...appetite had left his maw, And age difarm'd his mumbling jaw. His numerous race around him ftand, 5 To learn their dying fire's command : He rais'd his...Sons! from evil ways depart; My crimes lie heavy on my heart. 10 See, fee, the murder'd Geefe appear ! Why are thofe bleeding Turkeys there Why all around... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 lehte
...his mumbling jaw. His num'reus race around him ft and, To learn their dying fire's command : He rah'd aftifis at his kindeft time ; Then for one night fold all his flavif fons ! from evil ways depart ; My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, fee, the murder'd gcefc appear... | |
 | John Gay - 1792 - 250 lehte
...faint, expiring lay ; All appetite had left his maw, And age difarm'd his mumbling jaw, His num'rous race around him ftand To learn their dying fire's...whining moan, And thus was heard the feeble tone. Ah, fons! from evil ways depart: My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, See, fee, the murder'd geefe appear... | |
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He rais'd his head with whining moan, And thus was heard the feeble tone : ' Ah ! sons ! from evil ways depart ; My crimes lie heavy on my heart. See, see the murder'd geese appear ! Why are those bleeding turkeys there ? Why all around this cackling... 
