 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...  The Lycidas and Epitaphium Damonis of Milton - Էջ 65John Milton - 1874 - 141 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1860 - 566 էջ
...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 - 446 էջ
...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 - 410 էջ
...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... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 էջ
...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 the vales,... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 էջ
...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 the vales,... | |
 | John Milton - 1812 - 78 էջ
...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 the vales,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 էջ
...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 the vales,... | |
 | 1821 - 726 էջ
...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 - 778 էջ
...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 - 284 էջ
...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 the... | |
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