 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 Seiten
...severe On the sly, pilfering, cruel overseer j The shuffling farmer, faithful to no trust, Rnthlcu as rocks, insatiate as the dust ! When the poor hind,...Leans feebly on his once subduing spade, Forgot the sen-ice of his abler days, His profitable toil, and honest praise, Shall Ihis low wretch abridge his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 Seiten
...parish-officer I — tho' verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain; It stoops to bid thee bend the brow severe On the sly, pilfering, cruel overseer ; The shuffling former, faithful to no trust, !•' MI 1 1 1< - as rocks, insatiate as the dust ! When the poor hind,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 498 Seiten
...parish-officer ! — though verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain; It stoops to bid thee bend the brow severe On the sly, pilfering, cruel,...once subduing spade, Forgot the service of his abler days, His profitable toil, and honest praise, Shall this low wretch abridge his scanty bread, This... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 Seiten
...parish-officer ! though Verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain : It stoops to bid thee bend the brow severe On the sly, pilfering, cruel...no trust, Ruthless as rocks, insatiate as the dust! Shall this low wretch abridge his scanty bread, This slave, whose board his former labours spread ?... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 278 Seiten
...It stoops to bid thee bend the brow severe On the sly, pilfering, cruel overseer; • The shuttling farmer, faithful to no trust, Ruthless as rocks, insatiate as the dust! [cay'd, When the poor hind, with length of years deLeans feebly on his once subduing spade, Forgot... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...parish-officer ¡—though verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain, It stoops to bid thee ( ( ( ,G, ( ( ( ( (M,N,O,P, ( decayed, Leans feebly on his once-subduing spade, Forgot the service of his abler days, His profitable... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...stoops to bid thee bend the brow severe On the aly, pilfering, cruel overseer; The shuffling fanner, decayed, Leans feebly on his once-subduing spade, Forgot the service of his abler days, His profitable... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...the sly, pilfering, cruel overseer ; I he shuffling farmer, faithful to no trust, Kuthlen at rocb, 2 decayed, Leans feebly on his once-eubduing spade, Forgot the service of his abler days. His profitable... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 Seiten
...parish-officer! — though verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain, It itoops to bid thee spring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured fanner, faithful to no trust, ЬоЫен as rocks, insatiate as the dust ! When the poor hind, with... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 Seiten
...officer ! — though verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain ; It stoops to bid thee ations ! Nor, perchance, If I should be where I no...these gleams Of past existence, wilt thon then forget once-subduing spade, Forgot the service of his abler days, His profitable toil, and honest praise,... | |
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The parish-officer ! — though verse disdain Terms that deform the splendour of the strain; It stoops to bid thee bend the brow severe On the sly, pilfering, cruel, overseer ; The shuffling farmer, faithful to no trust, Ruthless as rocks, insatiate as... 
