 Or if it be his fate to meet With folks who have more wealth than wit. He loves cheap port, and double bub, And settles in the Humdrum Club; He learns how stocks will fall or rise; Holds poverty the greatest vice ; Thinks wit the bane of conversation...  The Works of the English Poets: Prior - Страница 191по Samuel Johnson - 1779Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 страници
...сУег What They have faid the Week before. His Wifdom fets all EUROPE right j And teaches MARL в R о when to Fight. Or if it be his Fate to meet With Folks...Wealth than Wit > He loves cheap Port, and double Bub j And fettles in the Hum -Drum Club. He learns how Stocks will Fall or Rife $ Holds Poverty the greateft... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 страници
...lace. This week his mimic-tongue runs o'er What they have faid the week before, His wafdom fets all Europe right; And teaches Marlborough when to fight....will fall or rife; Holds poverty the greateft vice; Thinks wit the bane of converfation ; And fays that learning fpoils a nation. But if, at firft, he... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 страници
...lace ; This week his mimic tongue runs o'er What they have faid the week before ; His wifdom fets all Europe right, And teaches Marlborough when to fight....double bub ; And fettles in the Hum-drum club : He He learns how ftocks will fall or rife ; Holds poverty the greateft vice ; Thinks wit the bane of converfation... | |
 | 1795 - 846 страници
...o'er What they have faid the week before ; His wifdom fets all Europe right, And teaches Marlberongh when to fight. Or if it be his fate to meet With folks...learns how flocks will fall or rife; Holds poverty the greatcft vice; Think» wit the bane of conversation ; And fays that learning fpoiUa nation. But if,... | |
 | 1797 - 454 страници
...runs o'er What they have said the week before; His wisdom sets all Europe right, And teaches Marlbro when to fight. Or if it be his fate to meet With folks...than wit, He loves cheap Port and double bub, And settles in the Humdrum club : He learns how stocks will fall or rise; Holds poverty the greatest vice;... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1802 - 504 страници
...have faid the week before ; Hiswifdom fets all Europe right, And teaches Marlbrough when to fight. 3» Or if it be his fate to meet With folks who have more...Humdrum club : He learns how flocks will fall or rife ; 35 Thinks wit the bane of converfation, And fays that learning fpoils a nation. But if at firft he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 страници
...Latin.] A plant. Вив. nj [a cant worci.J Strong malt limi(jr. Or if it be his fate to meet Withfolks who have more wealth than wit, He loves cheap port, and double bub, And settles in the humdrum club. Prier. BU'BBLE. ,1. j. [6o¿M, Dutch ] 1. A small bladder or water ; a... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 802 страници
...ed by the earthquake in 175*. Lon. 8. j. Lat. 40. 3. N. * BUB. a./, [a «jit word.] Strong n^1 BUB ( Or if it be his fate to meet With folks who have more...port, and double bub, And fettles in the humdrum club. Prior. irBALlNUS. See AMACANDAVA. HITBALUS, in zoology, the trivial name of the buffalo. See Bos, No.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 страници
...Litteraires. BUB', v. & n. Dut. bobbelen. Strong, foaming, bubbling liquor. Johnson says strong malt liquor. Or if it be his fate to meet With folks who have more...than wit, He loves cheap port, and double bub, And settles in the humdrum club. Prior. BUBALUS, in zoology, the trivial name of the buffalo See Bos. BUBASTIS,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 840 страници
...under the name of Phi-beseth. BU'BBLE, v. Bl/BBLE, П. BU'BBLER, Bl/BBUNG, BU'BBLY, BU'BBLE-CLASS, Or if it be his fate to meet With folks who have more...than wit ; He loves cheap port, and double bub; And settles in the hum-drum-club. Prior. The Caméléon. Then soon he mends his own apparel, Eats boil'd... | |
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