...else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! 121 What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And when they list, their lean and...wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, 125 But swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread...

...quoted for its use: the Danish skranten, weak, sickly, or feeble, seems to give its definition. They when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretohed straw. MILTON'S LYCIDAS. SCRIMER (F. escrimeurj, a fencing master, a» adept in that art....

...near Croton, in the bay of Tarentum ; the luxury and effeminacy of its inhabitants were proverbial. " And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw." Lycidas. Crathis is a river near Sybaris. " It is none enterprise to men forbid."— P. 44. OuTiv itgiv...

...What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songt Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and arc not fed, But, swollen with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread...

...else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! 121 What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on then- scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, 125 But swoln with...

...else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! 121 What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And when they list, their lean and...wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, 125 But swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread...

...motives of action : and to enjoin, 1 . ' r. " Who, when they list, their lean and flashy songs i . Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw ;...draw, ' Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread." LYCIDAS. May not some of the unamiable ; reproachful ; and degrading traits, in the national character,...

...That to the faithful herdsman's art belongs ! [sped ; What recks it them ? What need they ? They are And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate...scrannel pipes of wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look on, and are not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion...

...Knt., Secretary for Ireland, was drowned Aug. 10, 1637, aged 25. What recks it them ? What need they ? They are sped ; And, when they list, their lean and...wretched straw ; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, Hut, swoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread...

...and flashy •ongs Grate on the scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and ore not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Hot inwardly, and foul contagion spread.'* Richard Baxter paints an equally dark picture of the Shropshire...