 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1831 - 328 pages
...itself, for lack Of somebody to hew 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 show its face. r Belinda. He has... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 332 pages
...grown rusty, ado 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 the lower end two handful 365 It had devoured, 'twas so manful, And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 410 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 shew... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 838 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1843 - 720 pages
...was grown rusty, And ate into itself, for lack Of somebody to hew and hack : The peaceful scabbard busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of it was so manful. And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show its face. In many desperate... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...grown rusty, And ate into itself, for lack • ( tf somebody to hew and hack : The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt, The rancour of its edge had felt ; For of the lower end two handful It had devour'd, it was so manful, And so much scorn 'd to lurk in case, A» if it durst not show its face.... | |
 | John Frost - 1845 - 458 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 ; For of the lower end two handful It had devour'd, 'twas so manful, And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show its face. In... | |
 | 1844 - 520 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 : For of the lower end two handful It bad devoured, 'twas so manful ; And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show its face.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 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 ; For of the lower end two handful It had devour'd, it was so manful, And so much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not show its face.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1847 - 516 pages
...lack Of some body to hew and hack. The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt, The rancor of its edge hod 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 show its face. Hudibras, Canto I.... | |
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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... 
