The Works of the English Poets: SwiftH. Hughs, 1779 |
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... , if the heavenly folk fhould know . Thefe pleadings in the courts below , 80 That mortals here difdain to love , She ne'er could fhew her face above ; H 4 For For gods , their betters , are too wise To CADENUS AND VANESSA . 103.
... , if the heavenly folk fhould know . Thefe pleadings in the courts below , 80 That mortals here difdain to love , She ne'er could fhew her face above ; H 4 For For gods , their betters , are too wise To CADENUS AND VANESSA . 103.
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Samuel Johnson. For gods , their betters , are too wise To value that which men defpife . And then , said she , my son and I Must stroll in air , ' twixt land and sky ; Or elfe , fhut out from heaven and earth , Fly to the fea , my place ...
Samuel Johnson. For gods , their betters , are too wise To value that which men defpife . And then , said she , my son and I Must stroll in air , ' twixt land and sky ; Or elfe , fhut out from heaven and earth , Fly to the fea , my place ...
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... wise , Nor higher than our talents rife ; 105 To fome fnug cellar let's repair From duns and debts , and drown our care ; Now quaff of honest ale a quart , Now venture at a pint of port , With which infpir'd , we ' ll club each night ...
... wise , Nor higher than our talents rife ; 105 To fome fnug cellar let's repair From duns and debts , and drown our care ; Now quaff of honest ale a quart , Now venture at a pint of port , With which infpir'd , we ' ll club each night ...
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... wise , Who , taught by inftinct how to fhun The crocodile , that lurking lies , Run as they drink , and drink and run . Antæus could , by magic charms , Recover ftrength whene'er he fell ; Alcides held him in his arms , And fent him up ...
... wise , Who , taught by inftinct how to fhun The crocodile , that lurking lies , Run as they drink , and drink and run . Antæus could , by magic charms , Recover ftrength whene'er he fell ; Alcides held him in his arms , And fent him up ...
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... wise man , but that man ' makes him a fool . Saunders , faid I , I would rather than a quart of ale * He would come into our kitchen , and I would pin a difh - clout to his tail . • And now I must go , and get Saunders to direct this ...
... wise man , but that man ' makes him a fool . Saunders , faid I , I would rather than a quart of ale * He would come into our kitchen , and I would pin a difh - clout to his tail . • And now I must go , and get Saunders to direct this ...
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Страница 20 - Madam, I die without your grace"— « Item, for half a yard of lace." Who that had wit would place it here, For every peeping fop to jeer ? In power of fpittle and a clout, Whene'er he pleafe, to blot it out; And then, to heighten the difgrace, Clap his own nonfenfe in the place. Whoe'er
Страница 49 - to the top> As if they ne'er had touch'da drop. The good old couple were amaz'd, 35 And often on each other gaz'd ; For both were frighten'd to the heart, And juft began to cry, — What art! Then foftly turn'd afide to view Whether the lights were burning blue.
Страница 92 - From Pope, from Parnell, or from Gay ?" Such tattle often entertains • 95 My lord and me as far as Staines, As once a week we travel down To Windfor, and again to town, Where all that pafles inter
Страница 89 - clear, •*• For life, fix hundred pounds a-year, A handfome houfe to lodge a friend,. A river at my garden's end, A terrace-walk, and half a rood £: Of land fet out to plant a Wood. Well, now I have all this and more, I afk not to increafe my
Страница 334 - afliam'd to ufe a glafs; And till I fee them with thefe eyes, •» ' Whoever fays you have them, lies. No length of time can make you quit Honour and virtue, fenfe and wit : Thus you may ftill be young to me, While I can better bear than fee. Oh, ne'er may Fortune
Страница 159 - Tis never by invention got, Men have it when they know it not. Our converfation to refine, Humour and wit muft both combine : From both we learn to railly well, Wherein fometimes the French excel. Voiture, in various lights, difplays That irony which turns to praife : His genius firft
Страница 25 - Truly, fays he, Mrs. Nab, it might become you to be more civil; If your money be gone, as a learned divine fays, d'ye fee, You .are no text for my handling ; fo take that from me : I was never taken for a conjurer before, I'd have you to know.
Страница 170 - you live to fee the day When Stella's locks muft all be grey. When age muft print a furrow'd trace On every feature of her face ; Though you, and all your fenfelefs tribe, Could art, or time, or nature bribe, To make you look like Beauty's
Страница 51 - which it cannot turn. The groaning-chair began to crawl, •85 Like a huge fnail, along the wall; There ftuck aloft in public view, And, with fmall change, a pulpit grew. The porringers, that in a row Hung high, and made a glittering
Страница 95 - the Queen A dangerous treatife J writ againft the fpleen; Which, by the ftyle, the matter, and the drift, 'Tis thought could be the work of none but Swift. Poor York ! the harmlefs tool of others hate j He fues for pardon ||, and repents too late. Now,