| English literature - 1787 - 690 pages
...iav'd, And from rapacious favjgo their flocks; Cimbtia's proud kings (though with reluctante-) piid Their tributary wolves, head after head, In full account, till the woods yield no more, And all the ravenous race extinct is loft. In fertile paflures more fecurcly graz'd The iucul troops; and from... | |
| Zachary Grey - 1754 - 440 pages
...favages their flocks. " Cambria's proud Kings (tho' with reluftante^ " paid '". , :• '" -).;t ?• Their tributary wolves ; head after head,-"^ ** In...woods yield no more, '* And all the rav'nous race extindt is loft. " In fertile paflures, more fecurely graz'd •• '. ** The focial troops : and foon... | |
| William Somerville - English poetry - 1767 - 224 pages
...Prince! His Subjects from their cruel Foes he fav'd, E And And from rapacious Savages their Flocks. 15 Cambria's proud Kings (tho' with Reluctance) paid...all the rav'nous Race extinct is loft. In fertile Faftures, more fecurely graz'd 20 The focial Troops ; and foon their large Increafe With curling Fleeces... | |
| William Somerville - Hunting - 1773 - 258 pages
...prince ! His fubjefls from their cruel foes he fav'd, 2 And And from rapacious favages their flocks. 15 CAMBRIA'S proud kings (tho' with reluctance) paid...loft. . .. In fertile paftures, more fecurely graz'd 2O The focial troops ; and foon their large increafe With curling fleeces whiten'd all the plains.... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 480 pages
...wise, potent, gracious Prince ! His subjects from their cruel foes he sav'd, And from rapacious savages their flocks. Cambria's proud kings (tho' with reluctance)...yield no more, And all the rav'nous race extinct is lost. In fertile pastures more securely graz'd 20 The social troops, and soon their large increase... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 428 pages
...fav'd, And from rapacious favages their flocks : ,15 Cambria's proud kings (though with reluftance) paid Their tributary wolves ; head after head, In...account, till the woods yield no more, And all the ravenous race extinft is loft. In fertile paftures, more fecurely graz'd 10 The focial troops ; and... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...from rapacifi'.ib lavas1 ~<: ¡lieir flocks. Cambria's proud kings (tin/ with re] uftance) paid Th ,r tributary wolves, head after head, In full account,...woods yield no more, • And all the rav'nous race extinft is loft. In fertile paftures more ieeurelv graz'd The focial troops, and foon their large incrcafc... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...flocks. Jambria's proud kings (tho' with reluftancc)pai4 Their tributary wolves, head after head, n li'd mate, That oft enamour'd on thy ftrains has hung ? Or has the cr cxtincl u loft, n fertile paftures more fecurely graz'd The focial troops, and (!>on their large increafe... | |
| Hunting - 1793 - 480 pages
...he fav'cl, And from rapacious favages tlieir flocks : Cambria's proud kings (though with reluftance) paid Their tributary wolves, head after head, In full account, till the wolves yield no more, And all the rav'nous race cxtinft is loft. In fertile paftures more fecurely... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...he fav'd, And from rapacious lavages their flocks : Cambria's proud kiugs (though with reluâance) paid Their tributary wolves ; head after head, In full account, till the woods yield Do more, And all the ravenous race extin<5t is loft. In fertile pailures, more fecurely graz'd The... | |
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