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" While Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give ; See him, when starved to death, and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He ask'd for bread, and he received a stone. "
Gossip about Portraits: Principally Engraved Portraits - Page 76
by Walter F. Tiffin - 1866 - 223 lehte
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The British Martial: Or, An Anthology of English Epigrams: Being ..., 1. köide

1806 - 274 lehte
...their purse strings, ty'd but to their tongue. CCCCLXVIII. ON BUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER ABBKT. See him when starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust,...monumental bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shewn,— He ask'd for bread, and he receiv'da ,\l<»ut. CCCCLXIX. EVE'S CURIOSITY. When Eve would...
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Flowers of literature; for 1801 & 1802(-1805): or, Characteristic ..., 4. köide

Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 lehte
...occasion of this very good Epigram by MR. S. WESLEY. WHILST Butler (needy wretch) was yet alive, Jjri gen'rous patron would a dinner give, See him when...fate is here in emblem shown He ask'd for bread, and lie receiv'da stone. It is worth remarking, that the poet was starving, whilst his prince, Charles...
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The Balance, and Columbian Repository, 3. köide

1804 - 450 lehte
...died. BY S. WESTLEY. Cu Mr. Sutler'} Monunisr.t in Wcstnuntter-Abbcy. Butler, needy wretch ! was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give : See...monumental bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shewn j He aik'd fjr bread, and he receiv'da stone. BY RABELAIS. rogue, «'io died for grief, because...
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Specimens of the Later English Poets: With Preliminary Notices, 1. köide

Robert Southey - 1807 - 512 lehte
...Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give : See him, when starved to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental...bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He asked for bread, and he received a stone, Advice to One who was about to u-rile, to avoid t&gImmoralities...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius, Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - 1808 - 768 lehte
...disposition and very select in his choice of company, which uuWhile BUTLER, needy wretch ! was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give ; See...monumental bust ! The Poet's fate is here in emblem shewn lie ask'd for Bread and he receiv'da Stone. Butler, however, though neglected in a shameful manner,...
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Characteristic Anecdotes of Men of Learning and Genius: Natives of Great ...

John Watkins - 1808 - 568 lehte
...was yet alive, Iso gen'rous patron would a dinner give ; See him, when starv'd to death and turii'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust! The Poet's fate is here in emblem shewn lie ask'd for Bread and he receiv'da Stone. Butler, however, though neglected in a shameful manner,...
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The panorama of wit. Exhibiting the choicest epigrams in the English language

Panorama - 1809 - 368 lehte
...MR. BUTLER'S MONUMENT IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. WHILE Butler, needy wretch ! was yet alive, No generous Patron would a Dinner give : See him, when starv'd...monumental bust! The Poet's fate is here in emblem shown, H« uk'd for Bread, and be receiv'da Stone. A FRIENDLY CONTEST. Cam and Isi* their sad tribute bring...
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, 77–79. number

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 lehte
...V\\\s,w\o'cvviTOftVN\.>^ el Wesley wrote the io\\ovm\a ^jygi" While Butler, needy wretch I was yet alive* DO generous patron would a dinner give : see him, when starv'd...monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shewn, he ask'd for bread, and he receiv'da stone* The principal poem of our poet stands unrivalled...
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A Selection of English Epigrams: Extracted Principally from the British and ...

1812 - 156 lehte
...riches wear. .• CCXLVII. On BUTLER'S Monument in Westminster Whilst Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive, No gen'rous patron would a dinner give : See...bust ! The poet's fate is here in emblem shown,— He asfc'd for bread, and he receiv'da stone, CCXLVUI. When man and -woman die, as poets sung, His heart's...
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Hudibras: Poem, 1. köide

Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 lehte
...a dinner give: See him, when starv'd to death, and tnrnM to dost, Presented with a monumental bnst. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He ask'd for bread, and lie recciv'da stone." * Another French critic, Dissertation sur la Foesie Anglois, speaking of Butler,...
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