 In thy felonious heart though venom lies It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies.* Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrostic land:...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 240by John Dryden - 1859Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 lehte
...write. Thy inoffensive satires never hite. 200 In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does hut touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iamhies, hut mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and chuse for thy command Some peaceful province in... | |
 | 1801 - 416 lehte
...felonious heart though venom lies, It does but-lone!) thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not lo purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and chuse for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou may'st wings display, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 lehte
...the poem is written. AcHo'httcn.aJJ. i. That relates to an acrpstick. a. That contains acvosticks. . Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrastici land : There thou may's! wings display.and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 lehte
...whate'er gall thou sett'st thyself to write, Thy inoffensive satires never bite. In thy felonious heart, though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen,...Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : There thou may's! wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways: Or if thou wonld'st... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 lehte
...gall them sett'st thyself to write, * Thy inolfeniive satires never bite. 200 In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen,...Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and chuse for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land: There thou inay'st wings display, and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 lehte
...whate'er gall thou sett'st thyself to write, Thy inoffensive satires never bite ; In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius call thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 lehte
...whate'er gall thou sett'st thyself to write, Thy inoffensive satires never bite; In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius call thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 lehte
...whate'er gall thou sett'st thyself to write, Thy inoffensive satires never bite; In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius call thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 lehte
...whate'er gall thou sett'st thyself to write, Thy inoffensive satires never hite. In thy felonious heart, though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genins calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iamhies, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 lehte
...sett'st thyself to write, Thy inoffensive satires never bite. ' In thy felonious heart though \enom am I 8 - chooseforthy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land. There thou may'st wings display, and... | |
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