 | Samuel Butler, Robert Thyer - 1759 - 538 lehte
...the Helm and Stern. In the Church of Rome to go to Shrift Is but to put the Soul on a clean Shift S 2 An Afs will with his long Ears fray The Flies, that...underftood, And force Miftake and Ignorance to own A better Senfe, than commonly is known. In little Trades more Cheats and Lying Are us'd in Selling, than in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 lehte
...helm and stem. Is the church of Rome to go to shrift, Is but to put the soul ou a clean shift. An ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle him, away ; ' Q But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. All wit does but divert men... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 426 lehte
...and stern. IN the church of Rome to go to shrift, ts but to put the soul on—a clean shift. Air ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle...divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are understood, And force Mistake and Ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. Iw little... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 lehte
...and stern. IN the church of Rome to go to shrift, Is but to put the soul on—a clean shift. AN ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle...delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. A LL wit does but divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are understood, And force Mistake... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 lehte
...helm and stern. In the Church of Rome to go to shrift Is but to put the soul on a clean shift. An ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle...divert men from the road, In which things vulgarly are understood, And force mistake and ignorance to own A better sense, than commonly is known. In little... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 366 lehte
...trade of Christ. In the Church of Rome to go to shrift Is but to put the soul on a clean shift An ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle...divert men from the road, In which things vulgarly are understood, And force mistake and ignorance to own A better sense, than commonly is known. In little... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 lehte
...good man himself, and then cultivate friendship with those of his own character.—Cicero. cccxxm. All wit does but divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are understood, And force mistake and ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. CCCXXTV.... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 lehte
...good man himself, and then cultivate friendship with those of his own character.—Cicero. cccxxm. All wit does but divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are understood, And force mistake and ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. CCCXXIV.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 328 lehte
...and stern. IN the church of Rome to go to shrift, 7s but to put the sou\ ou a. cteaxv sMft. AN ass will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle...divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are understood, And force Mistake and Ignorance to own A better sense than commonly is known. IN little... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 410 lehte
...arbitrary power of wit: But bound him to his good behaviour for't, That he should never use it to do hurt. Wit does but divert men from the road, In which things vulgarly are understood; Favours mistake, and ignorance, to own A better sense than commonly is known. Most men... | |
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AN afs will with his long ears fray The flies, that tickle him, away ; But man delights to have his ears Blown maggots in by flatterers. ALL wit does but divert men from the road In which things vulgarly are underftood, And force Miftake and Ignorance... 
