If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Wit and Humor - Page 250by Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 261 lehteFull view - About this book
| Richard Warner - 1802 - 332 lehte
...way, He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day; Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If they were not his own by finessing and trick :...friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when hepleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff... | |
| Richard Warner - 1803 - 702 lehte
...way. He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day. Tho1 secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick. If they were not his own by finessing and trick. He...could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton , he swallowed what саше, álfefíe îfjcil bei1 Qfritljebrfltfíro&e «ft &« weft; U4« 216fd)mtt... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 lehte
...way, He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day : Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He...cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For heknew when hepleas'dhe could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow 'd what came,... | |
| Select collection - 1806 - 262 lehte
...turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day ; ^ Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, 75 He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For...could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame; 'Till his relish grown callous,... | |
| John Watkins - 1808 - 768 lehte
...foible was thus happily hit off by Goldsmith in his Retaliation. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow" d what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame ; Till his relish i.rown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. 2 M 4. The i,. The... | |
| William Hogarth - 1808 - 346 lehte
...Retaliation, was no stranger to his love of fame, as appears from his introducing the following lines: o " Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, " And the puff of a dunce,—he mistook it for fame; " Till his relish grown callous almost to disease, " Who pepper'd... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 lehte
...He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If they were not his own by finessing and trick :...came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame t. 'Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please.... | |
| 1809 - 402 lehte
...way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day; Tho' secure of our beaits, yet confoundedly sirk If they were not his own by finessing and trick ; He cast off his friends us a huntsman Iiis pack, For be knew when he plcas'd be could whistle tliem back. Of praise a mere... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 lehte
...way, He lurn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick :...pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton.heswallow'd what came, And thepuff of a dunce he mistook it for fame ; Till his relish grown... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 lehte
...way, He tnrn'd and he varied fnll ten times a day ; Thongh secnre of onr hearts, yet confonndedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick : He cast off his friends as a hnntsman his pnck ; l-'or he knew, when he pleas'd he conld whistle them back. Of praise a mrrr glntton,... | |
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