 | John Gay - London (England) - 1730 - 80 pages
...cheaply wipes his fcore, Lifts up his eyes, and haftes to beggar more. 466 Where the brafs knocker, wrapt in flannel band, forbids the thunder of the...death, Waits with impatience for the dying breath 5 470 As vultures, o'er a camp, with hov'ring flight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fight. Here... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1753 - 282 pages
...the brafs knocker, wrapt in flannel band, Forbids the thunder of the footman's hand ; Th'upholder, rueful harbinger of death, Waits with impatience for...dying breath ; 470 As vultures, o'er a camp, with hov'ring flight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fight. Here canft thou pafs, unmindful of a pray'r,... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 216 pages
...Where, all befide the rail, rang'd beggars lie, And from each other catch the doleful cry ; With heav'n, for two-pence, cheaply wipes his fcore, Lifts up his...the dying breath ; 470 As vultures o'er a camp, with hov'ring flight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fight. Here canft thou pafs, unmindful of a pray'r,... | |
 | English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...more. Where the brafs-knocker, wrapp'd in flannel band. Forbids the thunder of the footman's hand, TV upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Waits with impatience for the dying breath ; As vultures o'er a camp, with hovering flight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fight. Here canft... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...more Where the brals-knocker. wr.ipt m flannel tue ', Forbids the thunder of the looiman's h»nd ; Th' upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Waits with impatience for the dying breath ; 473 As vultures o'er a camp, with hovering flight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fightHere canlt... | |
 | English poetry - 1797 - 420 pages
...more. Where the brass-knocker, wrapt in flannel band, Forbids the thunder ef the footman's hand, Til ' upholder, rueful harbinger of death, Waits with impatience...the dying breath ; 470 As vultures o'er a camp, with hov'ring Sight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fight. Here can'st thou pass unmindful of a pray'r,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...more. Where the brass-knocker, wrapt in flannel band, Forbids the thunder of the footman's hand ; Tl.* upholder, rueful harbinger of Death, . Waits with...impatience for the dying breath ; 470 'As vultures o'er the camp, with hovering flight, Siuff up th.e future carnage "of the li.'ht. Fere canst thou pass,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 364 pages
...more. Where the brass-knocker, wrapt in flannel band, Forbids the thunder of the footman's hand ; 1'h' upholder, rueful harbinger of Death, Waits with impatience for the dying breath ; As vultures o'er the camp, with hovering flight, Snuff up the future carnage of the fight. Here canst... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...two-pence, cheaply wipes his Lifts up his eyes, and hastes to beggar more. Where the brass-knocker, Ho0/ harbingerof death, Waits with impatience for the dying breath ; As vultures o'er a camp, with hovering... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...two-penee, eheaply wipes his seore, Lifts up his eyes, and hastes to beggar more. Where the brass knoeker, z !X\q* * w % y Em C ʈ 1Cs B EnM KP}) WD# >Ll (?k E (Bl iu c _ .. }d l'[ .!# ? ݚ ( impatienee for the dying breath. As vultures o'er a eamp, with hovering flight, Snuflf up the future... | |
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