 But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot 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 Stands ready to smite once, and smite no...  Notes and Queries - Strana 731887Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1860 - Počet stránok 566
...approaching fate : ' " Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing fed : But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once and smite no more;" ' else he would certainly not have experienced more leniency than ' his contemporaries.' while he would... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - Počet stránok 446
...contagion spread ; " Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw " Daily devours a pace ; and nothing said, " But that two-handed engine at the door, " Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." These words of MILTON are certainly severe, but yet not rgy, for a circuit of sixty miles round his... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - Počet stránok 410
...contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy pawDaily devours apace : and nothing said, But that two-handed engine at the door, Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." These words of Milton are certainly severe, but not more so than the occasion deserves. If they were... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - Počet stránok 418
...foul contagion spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return, Alpheus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk thy streams; return, Sicilian Muse, And call... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - Počet stránok 540
...foul contagion spread: Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing sed: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return, Alpheus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk thy streams; return, Sicilian Muse, And call... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - Počet stránok 78
...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 ready to smite once, and smite no more. Return Alphèus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk thy streams ; return Sicilian Muse, And call... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - Počet stránok 490
...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 ready to smite once, and smite no more. Return, Alpheus, the dread voice is past, That shrunk thy streams , return, Sicilian Muse, And call... | |
 | 1821 - Počet stránok 726
...curious that some difficult lines in Milton may be explained by this latter circumstance. lie says, " That two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." The two-handed engine is evidently a . . , printing-press ; (say that of Minerva :) the great Edinburgh... | |
 | 1821 - Počet stránok 778
...curious that some difficult lines in Milton may be explained by this latter circumstance. He says, " That two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." The two-handed engine is evidently a printing-press ; (say that of Minerva :) Publishers do actually... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 284
...contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing fed : But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more." Return, Alpheus ! the dread voice is pass'd, That shrunk thy streams: return, Sicilian Muse ! And call... | |
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