 And now we're well fecur'd by law, Till the next brother find a flaw. Read o'er a Will. Was't ever known , But you could make the will your own ? For when you read, 'tis with intent To find out meanings never meant. Since things...  The Craftsman - Page 231by Caleb D'Anvers - 1731Full view - About this book
 | 1731 - 440 lehte
...with Fees fupply'd ; Hence Eloquence takes either Side. Your Hand would have but paullry Gleaning, Could every Man exprefs his Meaning. Who dares prefume to pen a Deed, Unlefs you previously are fee'd ? 'Tis drawn ; and to augment the Cotl, In dull Prolixity engrols'd ; And now... | |
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 lehte
...takes cither fide : 'Your hand would have but paltry gleaning, Could every man exprefs his meaning. Who Who dares prefume to pen a deed, Unlefs you previoufly...drawn ; and to augment the coft, In dull prolixity engroft : And now we're well fecur'd by law, Till the next brother find a flaw. Read o'er a will :... | |
 | John Gay - 1737 - 418 lehte
...fupply'd, Hence eloquence takes either fide : Your hand would have but paultry gleaning, Could ev'ry man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume to pen...drawn ; and, to augment the coft, . In dull prolixity engraft : And now we're well fecur'd by law, Till the next brother find a flaw. Read o'er a will. Was't... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 lehte
...fupply'd, Hence eloquence takes either fide. Your hand would have but paltry gleaning, Could ev'ry man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume to pen a deed, Unlefs you previoufly are feed ? 'Tis 'Tis drawn; and, to augment the coft, In dull prolixity ingroft. And now we're well fecur'd by law,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 330 lehte
...but paltry gleaning, Could every man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume to pen a deed, r5 Vnlefs you previoufly are fee'd ? *Tis drawn; and, to augment the coft, In dull prolixity engraft. And now we 're well ftcur'J by law, Till the next brother find a flaw. to Read o'er a will.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 lehte
...bar with fees fupply'd; Hence eloquence takes either fide. Your hand would have but paltry gleaning, Could every man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume...drawn ; and, to augment the coft, In dull prolixity engroft. And now we 're well fecur'd by law, Till the next brother find a flaw. jo Read o'er a will.... | |
 | John Gay - 1792 - 250 lehte
...fupply'd, Hence eloquence takes either fide. Your hand would have but paltry gleaningj Cou'd ev'ry man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume to pen a deed, Unlefs yon previoufly are fee'd ? .^ 'Tis drawn ; and, to augment the coft, p. Jn dull prolixity ingrofs'd.... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - 356 lehte
...hand would have bait paltry gleaning Could ev'ry man exprefs his meaning* Who dares prefume to peri a deed, Unlefs you previoufly are fee'd ? Tis drawn ; and, to augment the cofl:, In dull prolixity ingrofs'd. And now we're well fecur'd by law, 'Till the next brother find... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1793 - 388 lehte
...gleaning, Could ev'ry man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume to pen a deed, 15 Unlefs you previously are feed ? 'Tis drawn ; and, to augment the coft, In dull prolixity engroft : And now we're well fecur'd by law, Till the next brother find a flaw. ae Read o'er a will.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 lehte
...bar with fees fupply'd; Hence eloquence take« either fide. Your hand would have but paltry gleanurjj Could every man exprefs his meaning. Who dares prefume...previoufly are fee*d ? 'Tis drawn ; and, to augment the сой, In dull prolixity engroft. And now we're well fecur'd by law, Till the next brother find a... | |
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