 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...grown rusty,. 360 And ate into itself, for lack Of some body to hew and hack : The peaceful scabbard, where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ; For of the lower end two handful 365 It had devour'd, 'twas so manful, And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...The peaceful fcabbard, where it dwelt, The rancour of its «Ige had felt ; For of the lower end t\vo handful It had devoured, 'twas fo manful, And fo much fcorn'd to lurk in cafe, As if it dürft not fhcw its face. In manydefperate attempts Of warrants, exigents, contempts, It had... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1801 - 528 pages
...fome body to hew and hack. The peaceful fcabbard where it dwelt The rancour of its edge had felt; 365 For of the lower end two handful It had devoured,...'twas fo manful, And fo much fcorn'd to lurk in cafe, v. 359. The trenchant blade,] A fharp cutting blade. " As by his belt he wore a long pervade, (dagger)... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...was grown rusty, And ate into itself, for lack Of somebody to hew and hack : The peaceful scabbard, where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ;...of the lower end two handful It had devoured, 'twas so manful, And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show its face. In many desperate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 650 pages
...grown rusty. And ate into itself, for lack Of somebody to hew and hack : » '1Ъе peaceful scabbard, where it dwelt. The rancour of its edge had felt; For of the lower end t\i о handful It had devoured, 'twas so manful, And so much scorn'd to lurk in case. As if it durst... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pages
...grown rusty, 360 And ate into itself, for lack Of some body to hew and hack. The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ; For of the lower end two handt'nl Sgfl It had devoured, 'twas so manful, . And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 308 pages
...grown rusty, 360 And ate into itself, for lack Of some body to hew and hack. The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ; For of the lower end two handful 365 It had devoured, 'twas so manful, Dion principle which I find adopted by all the ancient writers,... | |
 | 1816 - 782 pages
...bottom, and the found will be more refounding from the veflel of filvcr than that of wood. Bacon. — The peaceful fcabbard where it dwelt, The rancour...had felt ; For of the lower end two handful It had devour'd, it was fo manful. Hudibras. 3. A fmall number or quantity. — He could not, with fuch a... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 pages
...grown rusty, 36f> And ate into itself, for lack Of some body to hew and hack. The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ; For of the lower end two handful 365 It had devoured, 'twas so manful, mon principle which I find adopted by all the ancient writers,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 428 pages
...into itself, for lack Of some body to hue and hack. The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt, The rancor of its edge had felt ; For of the lower end two handful, It had devoured, 'twas so manful ; And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not shew its face. Hudibraat Canto... | |
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He ne'er gave quarter to any such. The trenchant blade, Toledo trusty, For want of fighting, was grown rusty, And ate into itself, for lack Of somebody to hew and hack : The peaceful scabbard, where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ; For of... 
