 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 362 страници
...mad — fave you and me. Do not the ftatefman, fop, and wit, By daily follies prove they 're bit ? And, when the briny cure they try'd, Some part ftill...Or in the pocket lightly dive : Or, more expert in pilfering vice, They burn and itch to cog the dice. Plunge-in a courtier) ftrait his fears Direft his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 страници
...mad — fave 5ou and me. Do not the ftatefman, fop, and wit, By daily follies prove they 're bit ? And, when the briny cure they try'd. Some part ftill...(when drench'd beneath the wave) High o'er their heads tlv.ir fingers fave : Thofe hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive : Or, more... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 страници
...mad — fave you and me, Do not the ftatefman, fop, and wit, By daily follies prove they 're bit ? And, when the briny cure they try'd. Some part ftill...Or in the pocket lightly dive : Or, more expert in pilfering vice, They burn and itch to cog the dice. Plunge-in a courtier ; ftrait his fears Direft... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 страници
...Î And, when the briny cure they try'd, ome part ftill kept above the tide i Some men (when drcnch'd beneath the wave) High o'er their heads their fingers...Or in the pocket lightly dive : Or, more expert in pilfering vice, They burn and itch to cog the dice. Plunge-in a courtier ; ftraight hi« fears Direct... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 страници
...mad— faye you «nd ra=j Do not the (tatefman, fop, and w't, By daily fellies prove they Vfi bit? And, when the briny cure they try'd, Some part ftill kept above the tide? Some men (when drrnch'd beneath the wne) High o'er their heads their fingers favei Thofe hands by mean extortion thrive,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 страници
...and wit, By daily follies, prove they 're bit ? And, when the briny cure they try'd, Some part still kept above the tide? Some men (when drench'd beneath the wave) High o'er their hi a<ls their fingers save : Those hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive :... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 314 страници
...above the tide ? Some men (when drench'd beneath the High o'er their heads their fingers save : Those hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive ; Or more expert in pilfering vice, They burn and itch to cog the dice. And now truth seems a grating noise, He loves the... | |
 | John Gay - 1893 - 420 страници
...wit, By daily follies prove they "re bit ? And when the briny cure they tried, 125 Some part still kept above the tide ? Some men (when drench'd beneath the wave) High o'er their heads their fingers save : Those hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive : 130 Or more expert in... | |
 | John Gay - 1893 - 426 страници
...and wit, By daily follies prove they 're bit ? And when the briny cure they tried, Some part still kept above the tide ? Some men (when drench'd beneath the wave) High o'er their heads their fingers save : Those hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive : 130 Or more expert in... | |
 | John Gay - 1893 - 422 страници
...wit, By daily follies prove they 're bit ? And when the briny cure they tried, 125 Some part still kept above the tide ? Some men (when drench'd beneath the wave) High o'er their heads their fingers save : . Those hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive : . 130 Or more expert... | |
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Those hands by mean extortion thrive, Or in the pocket lightly dive : Or, more expert in pilfering vice, They burn and itch to cog the dice. Plunge in a courtier; straight his fears Direct his hands to stop his ears. 
