 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 352 страници
...an hundred pleasant stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories ; Was cheerful to his dying day, And friends would let him have his way. As for his Works in verse or prose, I own myself no judge of those; Nor can I tell what critics thought 'em, But this I... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 страници
...to a loyal ear : — But — not one sermon, you may swear." " He knew an hundred pleasing stories, ll verse or prose, I own myself no judge of those. Nor can I tell what crities thought them ; But this... | |
 | Ebenezer Mack - 1824 - 292 страници
...Offensive to a loyal ear : But not one sermon you may swear." " He knew an hundred pleasing stories. With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day, And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verse or prose, I own myself... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 страници
...loyal ear : — But — not one sermon, you may swear.' — • ' He knew a hundred pleasant stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories Was cheerful to his dying day, And friends would let him have his way. As for his works in verse or prose, I own myself... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 страници
...hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was eheerful to his dying-day, An friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verse or prose, I own myself no judge of those. Nor ean I tell what erities thought them ; But this... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 страници
...to a loyal ear : — But — not one Sermon, you may swear.' * He knew a hundred "pleasant stories, ritten on the barbarities committed in the Highlands by the dying day, And friends would let him have his way. As for his works in vers« or prose, I own myself... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 378 страници
...to hear an idiot quote A verse from Horace learn'd by rote.1 " He knew a hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 страници
...to a loyal car : — But — not one sermon, you may swear." " He knew an hundred pleasing stories, of Morph l 4 dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verse or prose, I own myself... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 страници
...to a loyal ear : — But — not one sermon, you may swear." "He knew an hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verse or prose, I own myself... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 страници
...to a loyal ear : — But — not one sermon, you may stcear." " He knew an hundred pleasing stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verse or prose, I own myself... | |
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He knew a hundred pleasant stories, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories: Was cheerful to his dying day, And friends would let him have his way. 'He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad: And showed by one satiric touch,... 
