 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 484 lehte
...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit ; '' Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; " Learn to disdain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 476 lehte
...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit ; " Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; " Learn to disdain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 490 lehte
...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for p From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows 'a misfortune, or becomes a vice ; Such were thy... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 lehte
...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclin'd ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit; Nor with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 524 lehte
...misfortune, or becomes a vice ; Such were thy rules to be poetically great, " Stoop not to int'rest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with hired thoughts be thy...devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their mercenary aid ; * What a miserable state of mind must Swift have been in •when he wrote this ! which was owing... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 550 lehte
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal hent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, hy fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or hecomes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 388 lehte
...footsteps find. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn...: — ' Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Not with hired thoughts be thy devotion paid ; Learn to disdain their mercenary aid ; Be this thy... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1833 - 386 lehte
...where they go. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, hy fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes... | |
 | Irishman - 1842 - 254 lehte
...unfold, and we think with truth, a more favourable glance into the interior of the author's mind : — " Stoop not to interest, flattery, or deceit ; Nor with...devotion paid; Learn to disdain their mercenary aid, Be that thy sure defence — thy brazen wall — Know no base action ; at no guilt look pale; And since... | |
 | 1910 - 862 lehte
...of all my woes. To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind. Still to unhappy restless thoughts Inclined ; To thee what oft I vainly strive to hide. That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for r>ride. But scorn, whatever It may be mistaken for. Is not an endearing or necessarily a profound emotion.... | |
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To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes... 
