 | Collection - 1702 - 476 lehte
...the Beau. Yet worfe, their Brother Poets Damn the Play, And Roar the loudeft, tho they never Pay i The Fops are proud of Scandal, for they cry, At every lewd low Character — -That's!. He who writes Letters to himfelf, wou'd Sweat The World forgot him, if he was not there. What fhou'da... | |
 | 1702 - 472 lehte
...the Beau. Yet worfe, their Brother Poets Damn the Play, And Roar the loudeft, tho they never Pay : The Fops are proud of Scandal, for they cry, At every lewd low Character That's I. He who writes Letters to himfelf, wou'd Swear The World forgot him, if he was not there. What fhouM... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 lehte
...Confcience ?---A good Living. 1275 What makes rebelling agatrdl Kings A good old Caufe ? Adminiftrings. What makes all Doctrines plain and clear ? About two Hundred Pounds a Year. And that which was prov'd true before, 1280 Prove falfe again ?---Two Hundred more,. Wha< makes the Breaking of all Oath*... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 lehte
...confcienee IA goodliving. What makes rebelling againft kings 1475 A good old caufe ? Adminift'rings. What makes all doctrines plain and clear? — About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was prov'd true before. Prove falfe again ?— Two hundred more, What makes the breaking of all oaths A... | |
 | 1792 - 112 lehte
...was his bounty , and his foul fmcere , Ileav'n did a recompence as largely fend: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther feek his merits to difclofe, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, There they alike... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 lehte
...Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, C5] Before the... | |
 | 1800 - 322 lehte
...was his bounty, and his soul sincere, " Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: " He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear, " He gain'd from heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) " a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, " Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 lehte
...Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompence as largely send: He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear, He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. [451 Before the Epitaph, Mr. Gray originally inserted a very beautiful stanza, which was printed in... | |
 | Richard Lovell Edgeworth - 1802 - 152 lehte
...Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heav'n did a recompense as largely send : He gave to mis'ry all he had, a tear ; He gain'd from Heav'n ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. " No farther seek his merits to displose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 lehte
...Melancholy maik'd him for her own. Large was his hounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompencc as largely send: He gave to Misery all he had, a tear;...gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wish'd, a Friend . No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread ahode, (There they... | |
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THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frowned not on his humble birth, And melancholy marked him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, . Heaven did a recompense as... 
