 And think'st thou, Scott! by vain conceit perchance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance ? } Though Murray with his Miller may combine To yield thy muse just half-a-crown per line ? No ! when the sons of song descend to trade, Their bays are sear,...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart.. - Side 12af Walter Scott - 1833Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1809 - 74 sider
...base. And think'stthou, SCOTT! by vain conceit perchance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance, Though MURRAY with his MILLER may combine To yield...trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. 60 Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame : Low may... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1809 - 108 sider
...base. And think'st thou, SCOTT ! by vain conceit perchance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance, Though MURRAY with his MILLER may combine To yield...half-a-crown per line ? No! when the sons of song descend <o trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. 170 Let such forego the poet's sacred name,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1810 - 110 sider
...conceit perchance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance, ThoughMuRRAY withhis MILLER maycombine To yield thy muse just half-a-crown per line ? No!...trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. 170 Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame : Low may... | |
 | 1846 - 790 sider
...stndy of Fitzball has not been too exclusive, you may perhaps recollect the lines of Byron : — " No ! when the sons of song descend to trade, Their...name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame ; Low may they sink to merited contempt, And scorn remunerate the mean attempt ! Such be their meed,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 80 sider
...And think'st thou , SCOTT! by vain conceit perchance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance , Though MURRAY with his MILLER may combine To yield..., Their bays are sear , their former laurels fade. in Let such forego the poet's sacred name , "Who rack their brains for lucre , not for fame : Low may... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 260 sider
...conceit perchance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance, Though MURRAY with his MILLER may cornbine To yield thy muse just half-a-crown per line? No!...name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame: Low may they sink to merited contempt, And scorn remunerate the mean attempt! Such be their meed, such... | |
 | 1820 - 562 sider
...public taste to foist thy stale romance," Though MURRAY with his MILLER may combine To yield thy mnse just half-a-crown per line ? No ! when the sons of...name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame.' On SOUTHEY he commences as follows ; — ' With eagle pinion soaring to the skies, Behold the ballad-monger... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 156 sider
...taste to foist thy stale romance , Though MURRAY with his MIIAER may combine To yield thy muse j ust half-a-crown per line ? No ! when the sons of song...former laurels fade. Let such forego the poet's sacred naine , Who rack their brains for lucre , not for fame : Low may they sink to merited contempt , Aud... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 486 sider
...base. And think'st thou, SCOTT! by vain conceit perchance, Ou public taste to foist thy stale romance, Though MURRAY with his MILLER may combine To yield thy muse just half-a-crowi: per line ? No ! when the sons of song descend to trade, Their bays are sesr, their former... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1822 - 106 sider
...And think'st thou, SCOTT I by vain conceit percViance, On public taste to foist thy stale romance, Though MURRAY with his MILLER may combine To yield...trade, Their bays are sear, their former laurels fade. 170 Let such forego the poet's sacred name, Who rack their brains for lucre, not for fame : Low may... | |
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