 And a bold, artful, surly, savage race ; Who, only skill'd to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe...  Poetical Works - Page 49by George Crabbe - 1838Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1807 - 532 pages
...frowning fields, I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine, and Wrong, and Fear usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race...their eager' eye; Which to their coast directs its venturous wajy Their's or the ocean's miserable prey. As on their neighbimrrng beach yon swallows stand,... | |
 | George Crabbe - Poetry, English - 1808 - 276 pages
...these frowning fields., I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine and Wrong and Fear usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race...; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's or the ocean's miserable prey. As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows stand, And wait... | |
 | George Crabbe - Poetry, English - 1808 - 280 pages
...these frowning fields, I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine and Wrong and Fear .usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race...; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's or the ocean's miserable prey. As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows stand, And wait... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1808 - 280 pages
...Rapine and Wrong and Fear usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race ; Who, only skill' d to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial...; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous way, Their's or the ocean's miserable prey. As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows stand, And wait... | |
 | George Crabbe - English poetry - 1810 - 178 pages
...and Wrong and Fear usurp' d her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race ; Who, only skill' d to take the finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial...their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its venf rous way, Theirs, or the ocean's, miserable prey. As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1812 - 190 pages
...these frowning fields, I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine and Wrong and Fear usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race;...their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its venf rous way, •.. , . 3 Theirs, or the ocean's, miserable prey. . • .I3.v As on their neighbouring... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 pages
...these frowning fields, I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine and Wrong and Fear usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race...their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent' rous way, Theirs, or the ocean's, miserable prey. As on their neighbouring beach yon swallows... | |
 | James Ford - English literature - 1818 - 432 pages
...these frowning fields, I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine and Wrong and Fear usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race...finny tribe, The yearly dinner, * or septennial bribe, t Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to... | |
 | 1823 - 626 pages
...these frowning fields, I sought (he simple life that natare yields: Rapine and wrong, and fear, usurp'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race,...Wait on the shore, and as the waves run high, On the toss'd vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to their coast directs its vent'rous wav, Their's or the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1820 - 304 pages
...these frowning fields, I sought the simple life that Nature yields ; Rapine and Wrong and Fear usurp 'd her place, And a bold, artful, surly, savage race...finny tribe, The yearly dinner, or septennial bribe, \Vait on the shore, and, as the waves run high, On the tost vessel bend their eager eye ; Which to... | |
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