 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pagina’s
...Learning worfe than Toad or Afpj When thou raught'ft Cambridge, and KingEdward XII. On the fame -[Greek. I did but prompt the Age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient Liberty, When ftrait a barbarous noife environs me Of Owls and Cuckoes, AlFes, Apes and Dogs. Aswhenthofe Hinds that... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 pagina’s
...than Toad or Afp, When thou taught'ft Cambridge, and King Ed•unu-d Greek. SONNET XII. On the farm. I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient Liberty, When (trait a barbarous noife environs me Of Owls and Cuckoes, Afies, Apes and Dogs : As when thofe Hinds... | |
 | Thomas Gordon - 1751 - 398 pagina’s
...complains of the ill Treatment he met with tor his free and generous Principles, in the following Manner : I did but prompt the Age to quit their Clogs By the known Rules of ancient Liberty, Whea When ftraight a barbarous Noifc invirons me Of Owls, and Cuckoes, Afles, Apes, and Dogs; But this... | |
 | Several Hands - 1768 - 612 pagina’s
...leniiule. His ftyle however is pretty much of a piece with the paffage iiorn Milton, in his title-page. He did but prompt the age to quit their clogs, By the known rules of ancient liberty, When ilrait a barbarous noife environs him , Of owls and cuckoos, aiiu.-, apes and dogs. But that our Readers... | |
 | Brutus (pseud.) - 1774 - 342 pagina’s
...fully fenfiblt ble of this, in the following lines, with which I iliall conclude : 1 ti ' ' •. ' s I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs, By the known 'rules of ancient liberty : When ftrajght a barbarous noife invirons me, Of owls, and cuckoos, idles. apes, and dogs : But this is got... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 698 pagina’s
...noble perfonages hated Kings " Richard worfo than a toadt tr a ftrtent." XII. To XII. On the SAME. I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When flrait a barbarous noife environs me Of owls and cuccoos, afles, apes and dogs : 4 As when thofe hinds... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pagina’s
...worfe than toad or alp, [G reek. When thou tangh t'tt Cambridge, and -King Edward XII. On the fame. I DID but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When ftrait a barbarous noife environs me Of owls and cuecoos, afles, apes and dogs t As whenthofehindsthatweretransform'dto... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pagina’s
...toad or afp, When thou taught'ft Cambridge, and king Edward Greek. MILTON'S POEMS. XII. On the fame. I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When ftrait a barbarous noife environs me Of owls and cuckoos, afles, apes, and dogs: As when thofe hinds... | |
 | John Milton - 1791 - 668 pagina’s
...publication of thefe diflertations in defence of domeltic liberty, that he complains in his twelfth Sonnet. I did but prompt the age to quit their CLOGS By the known rules of ancient liberty, When ftrait a barbarous noife environs me Of owls and cuccoos, afles, apes, and dogs, Sec. And the preceding... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pagina’s
...worse than toad or asp ; When thou taught'st Cambridge and King Edward Greek. SONNET XII. ON THE SAME. I did but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When strait a barbarous noise environs me, Of Owls and cuckoos, asses, apes, and dogs. As when those kinds... | |
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I DID but prompt the age to quit their clogs By the known rules of ancient liberty, When straight a barbarous noise environs me Of owls and cuckoos, asses, apes, and dogs... 
