 | Joseph Spence - Authors, English - 1820 - 322 pages
...A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest, All striving to infix their feeble stings, That from their noyance he no where can rest, But with his clownish hands their tender wings Dunciad. It hits the little impertinent poets, that were brushed away by that poem, very well, but... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 356 pages
...cloud of cumbrous gnattes doe him molest, All striving to infixe their feeble stinges, That from their noyance he no where can rest ; But with his clownish...He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings. XXIV. Thus ill bestedd, and fearefull more of shame Then of the certeine perill he stood in, Halfe... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...cloud of cumbrous gnattes doe him molest, All striving to infixe their feeble stinges, That from their noyance he no where can rest; But with his clownish...tender wings He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurxxrv. Thus ill bestedd, and fearefull more of shame Then of the certeme perill he stood in, Halfe... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1831 - 1038 pages
...cloud of cumbrous gnattes doe him molest, All striving to infixé their feeble stinges, That from their ye Heaven Thus ill bcstcdd, and fearcfull more of shame Then of the certcinc perill he stood in, Hälfe furious... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 548 pages
...A cloud of combruue gnats do him molest, All striving to infix their feeble stings, That from their noyance he no where can rest ; But with his clownish...tender wings He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmuring«. If ever I should want such a fry of little authors to attend me, I shall think my paper... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1839 - 450 pages
...cloud of cumbrous gnattes doe him molest, All striving to infixe their feeble stinges, That from their noyance he no where can rest; But with his clownish...He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings. XXIV. Thus ill bestedd, 3 and fearefull more of shame Then of the certeine perill he stood in, Halfe... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1843 - 388 pages
...cloud of cumbrous gnattes'doe him molest, All striving to infixe their feeble stinges, That from their noyance he no where can rest; But with his clownish...their tender wings He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar then1 murmurings. Thus ill bestedd, and fearefull more of shame Then of the certeine perill he stood... | |
 | Edmund Spenser, Henry John Todd - 1845 - 654 pages
...cloud of cumbrous gnattes doe him molest, All striving to infixé their feeble stingos, That from their ͈ ) murmurùigs. XXIT. Thus ill bestedd, and fearefull more of shame Then of the certeinu perill he stood... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1850 - 140 pages
...of cumbrous gnats do him molest, All striving to infix their feeble stings, That from th' annoyance he no where can rest ; But with his clownish hands...He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings : Thus ill bested, and fearful more of shame Than of the certain peril he stood in, Half furious unto... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1853 - 902 pages
...A cloud of combrous gnats do him molest, All striving to infix their feeble stings, That from their noyance he no where can rest ; But with his clownish hands their tender wings lie brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings." If ever I should want such a fry of little authors... | |
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That from their noyance he no where can rest, But with his clownish hands their tender wings He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings. 
