 OFT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post ; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen. Returning from his...  A Second Class Reader - Side 104af George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 278 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Collection - 1758 - 358 sider
...poft, Yet round the world the blade has been To fee whatever cou'd be feen, Returning from his finifh'd tour, * Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will flop, " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow——, " I've feen — and... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 sider
...Yet round the world the blade has been To fee whatever could be feen, Returning from his finifli'd tour, Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will flop; " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — *' I've feen — and fure... | |
 | Collection - 1765 - 416 sider
...poft, Yet round the world the blade has been To fee whatever could be feen, Returning from his finifh'd tour, Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will flop, *c Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — " I've feen — and fure... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 354 sider
...God, Who fiamp'd his image there. The The CAMELION: A FABLE after Monfieur DE LA MOTTE. By the Same. OFT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking fpark, With eyes, that hardly ferv'd at moil To guard their mafter 'gainft a poft, Vet round the world... | |
 | Thomas Percival - 1781 - 330 sider
...Merrick, and fhews, in a lively and ftriking manner, the folly of pofitivenefs in opinion, THE CAMELEON. OFT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking fpark, With eyes, that hardly ferv'd at moft To guard their maiter 'gainft a poft, Yet round the world... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sider
...Yet round the world the blade has bean To fee whatever could be feen. \ Returning from his finifh'd tour, Grown ten times perter than before, Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will ftop ; " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — "*' I've feen — and... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 sider
...Camelton. OFT has it been my lot to mark A pro-id, conceited, talking fpark, . Retarriug from his fintfh'd tour, Grown ten times perter than before : Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will flop — " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — , I've fecn — and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 sider
...Yet round the world the blade has been, To fee whatever could be feen : Returning from his finifii'd tour, Grown ten times perter than before ; Whatever word you chance to drop, The travell'd fool your mouth will flop : " Sir, if my judgment you'll allow — " I've feen — and fure... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 sider
...they at laft put a period to his fufferings, by ftriking his head off with a hatchet. THE CAMELEON. OFT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking fpark^ With eyes, that hardly ferv'd at moft To guard their mafter 'gainft a poft ; Yet round the world... | |
 | John Wesley - 1794 - 738 sider
...May thy Kingdom of Peace and Tmil^ »' cpme, and lajt lot ever, *#* POETR Y. THE CAMELEO N. A FABLE. OFT, has it been my lot to mark, A proud, conceited, talking fpark, With, eyes, that hardly ferv'd at moft To guard their mailer 'gainft a poft; Yet round the world... | |
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