 | David Masson - 1871 - 630 lehte
...representative of the Church : — " How well could I have spared for thee, young swain, Jjiow of suclj as, for their bellies' sake, Creep and intrude and...themselves 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 t What... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1871 - 212 lehte
...the iron shuts amain,) He shook his mitred locks, and stem bespake, ' How well could I have spar'd for thee, young swain, ' Enow of such as for their...shearers' feast, ' And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; 1 Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold ' A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - 1872 - 614 lehte
...metals twain, (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain,) He shook his mitred locks, and stern bespake : " How well could I have spared for thee, young swain,...shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; f~'Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know how to hold A" sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 678 lehte
...He shook hismitred locks, and slern bespake:— m How well could I have spared for thee, young swam Enow of such, as for their bellies' sake Cre'ep, and...Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold JTsheep-tooSTor have learn'd aught else the least 120 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs 1... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 518 lehte
...1 10 (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain). He shook his mitred locks, and stern bespake : — " How well could I have spared for thee, young swain....themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learnt aught else the least 120 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ? What... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 758 lehte
...the iron shuts amain), He shook his miter'd locks, and stern bespake : " How well could I have spar'd for thee, young swain, Enow of such, as for their...themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least 120 That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them ?... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 600 lehte
...metals twain, (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain) He shook his mitred locks, and stern bespake ; How well could I have spared for thee, young swain,...little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest ; Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 136 lehte
...swain, Enow of such as, for their bellies' sake, Creep, and intrude, and climb into the fold ! 115 Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how...themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least 120 That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! What recks it them ?... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 168 lehte
...long lurking in his mind, and of which the present invective is perhaps the earliest inlimation. 7o ' How well could I have spared for thee, young swain,...the fold ! Of other care they little reckoning make, . . . thus bespake the fiend. ' At the present day it usually = 'speak for,' ie 'secure beforehand,'... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 178 lehte
...as by (= ' near' or ' to'}, with the addition of the person addressed. P, L, iv. 1005, ' Gabriel ' How well could I have spared for thee, young swain,...the fold ! Of other care they little reckoning make, . . . thus bespake the fiend.' At the present day it usually = 'speak }'i»:' ie 'secure beforehand,'... | |
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How well could I have spared for thee, young swain, Enow of such, as for their bellies' sake Creep and intrude and climb into the fold! Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden... 
