Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed. I will not rake the dunghill of thy crimes, For who would read thy life that reads thy rhymes ? But of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom ; And for my foes, may this their... Dryden - Page 92by George Saintsbury - 1902 - 196 lehteFull view - About this book
| John Bell - 1777 - 644 lehte
...reads thy rhymes ' But of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom ; And for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee." 510 The wise and rich for purse and counsel brought, The fools and beggars tor their number sought;... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 382 lehte
...reads thy rhymes? But of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom ; And for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thce.] Achitophel each rank, degree, and age, For various ends neglects not to engage ; The wise and... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 lehte
...reads thy rhymes? But of king David's foes, be this- the doom, all be like the young man Absalom ; And, for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee !" .r ^ a '» Achitophel each rank, degree and age, For various ends neglects not to engage ; The wise... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 482 lehte
...reads thy rhymes? But of king Davids foes, be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom ; And, for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee!" Achitophel each rank, degree and age, For various ends neglects not to engage ; The wise and rich,... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 lehte
...reads thy rhymes ? But of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom; And for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee.] Acltitopuel each rank, degree, and age, For various ends neglects not to engage ; 'I he wise and rich... | |
| 1809 - 402 lehte
...thy rhymes ? > But of kin» David's foes be this the doom, May all bo like the young man Absalom ! And for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee 1" Achitophel each rank, degree, and age, For various ends neglects not to engage The wise and rich... | |
| 1845 - 808 lehte
...reads thy rhymes ! But of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom ! And for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee ! " This is the ne plus ultra of personal satire. Yet there are passages of comparable excellence in... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 lehte
...I will not rake the dunghill of thy erimes, For who would read thy life that reads thy rhymes ? Rut of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be...blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee.l Aehitophel eaeh rank, degree, and age, For various ends negleets not to The wite and rieh, for... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 lehte
...reads thy rhymes ? But of King David's foes be this the doom, May all be like the young man Absalom ; And for my foes, may this their blessing be, To talk like Doeg, and to write like thee.] ^ Achitophel each rank, degree, and age, For various ends neglects not to engage ; The wise and rich,... | |
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