 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 страници
...write, To set their worth in truest light. A LION-CUB, of sordid mind, Avoided all the LION kind ; Fond of applause, he sought the feasts Of vulgar and...caught their manners, looks, and airs : An ASS in ev'ry thing — but ears ! If e'er his highness meant a joke, They grinn'd applause before he spoke... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 страници
...light. A Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the Lion kind; Fond of applause, he sought the feists Of vulgar and ignoble beasts; With asses all his time...caught their manners, looks, and airs ; An ass in ev'ry thing hut ears! 20 If e'er his Highness meant a joke. They grinn'd applause before he spoke;... | |
 | John Gay, Edward Moore - 1800 - 260 страници
...light. A lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all llie lion kind; Fond of apjflause, he sought the feast* Of vulgar and ignoble beasts; With asses all his time...Their club's perpetual president. He caught their mauners, looks, and airs; An ass in ev'ry thing, but ears! If e'er his highness meant a joke, They... | |
 | 1806 - 408 страници
...write, To set their worth in truest light. A Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the lion-kind j Fond of applause, he sought the feasts Of vulgar and...thing, but ears. If e'er his highness meant a joke, 1 hey grinn'd applause before he spoke ; But at each word what shouts of praise ! Good gods ! how natural... | |
 | John Gay, Thomas Park - 1808 - 322 страници
...their worth in truest light. A Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the lion kind ; Fond of applanse, he sought the feasts Of vulgar and ignoble beasts...time he spent, Their club's perpetual president. He canght their mauners, looks, and airs , An ass in every thing but cars ! If e'er his Highuess meant... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 страници
...write, To set their worth in truest light. A Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the lion-kind ; y other thought bereft, Is anxious only where to place the left ; He sobs and j An ass ia ev'ry thine; but ears ! If e'er his highness meant a joke, They grinn'd applause before... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 страници
...light. ф A Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the Lkm kind ; Fond of applause he sought the feasti^ Of vulgar and ignoble beasts; With asses all his time...spent, Their club's perpetual president. He caught thtir manners, looks, and airs ; An ass in every thing hut ears! If e'er his highness meant a joke,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 страници
...Lion kind ; Fond of applause he sought the feasU, Of vulgar and ignoble beasts; With asses all bis time he spent, Their club's perpetual president. He caught their manners, looks, and air: ; An ass in every thing but ears! If e'er his highness meant a joke, They grinn'd applause before... | |
 | John Gay - 1816 - 174 страници
...mind, Avoided all the lion kind ; Fond of applause, he sought the feasts Of vulgar and ignoble heasts ; With asses all his time he spent, Their club's perpetual...caught their manners, looks, and airs ; An ass in ev'ry thing but ears ! If e'er his highness meant a joke, They grinn'd applause hefore he spoke ! But,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 страници
...I write, To set their worth in truest light. A Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the lion kind; Fond of applause, he sought the feasts Of vulgar and...looks, and airs An ass in every thing but ears! If e'er bis highness meant a joke, They grinn'd applause before he spoke; But at each word what shouts of praise... | |
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Lion-cub, of sordid mind, Avoided all the lion kind; Fond of applause, he sought the feasts Of vulgar and ignoble beasts; With asses all his time he spent, Their club's perpetual president. He caught their manners, looks, and airs; An ass in everything... 
