 | Walter Scott, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner - 1869 - 486 sider
...hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes :, So...Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, u hom sill he found too late , He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from Court... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 sider
...something new to wish, or to enjoy I Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes; So over violent, or over...peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 sider
...hour employ 10 With something new to wish, or to enjoy 1 Bailing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over...over civil, That every man with him was God or Devil. 15 In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools,... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1869 - 200 sider
...usual themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That eveiy man with him was God or devil. In squandering wealth...peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 sider
...were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes. So over-violent or over-civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering...his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert ; Beggared by fools whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 368 sider
...hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, 555 And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over...peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. 560 Beggared by fools whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1871 - 380 sider
...died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! And both, to show his judgment, in extremes: So over...peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. 560 Beggared by fools whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1897 - 764 sider
...published in 1703, is most probably not Drydcn's. 0 Railing and praising were his usual themes, 555 Arid both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over...peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert, 560 Beggared by fools whom still he found too late, He had his jest, .and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
 | 1871 - 908 sider
...extremes : So over violent, or over civil, That ev'ry man with him was God or Devil. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded...late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from Court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 sider
...were his iHiial themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes: So over-violent or over-civil, ay, Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my...high leaves upon the holly-tree. And as, when all Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed... | |
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Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment)... 
