 But after seven years' dance, from place to place The 'Dane is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whisp'ring secrets, which were blown For months before, by trumpets,...  The Works of the English Poets: Young - Page 112by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Edward Young - 1741 - 194 lehte
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught: But after feven years dance from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring... | |
 | Edward Young - 1752 - 154 lehte
...caught : But after feven years dance from place to phce,. The * Dane is more familiar with hh Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring fecrets, which were blown For months before, by trumpets, thro' the town ? Who'd be zglafs,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1762 - 412 lehte
...ti^v-,:jr4»r *,! As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendaat, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 lehte
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur, by contagion, wrought, And fame was, like a.fewtr, to be caught : But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his Grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 516 lehte
...YOUNG'S parafites and flatterers are painted with equal humour, and a generous contempt of fervility ; Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant dangling at his ear; For ever whifp'ring fecrets, which were blown, For months before, by trumpets thro' the town ? Who'd be a glafs,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 286 lehte
...morning-dun ; : As As if their grandeur, by contagion wrought, AnAfame was like a. fever, to be caught : -But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with fcis Grace. 140 Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer; Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 lehte
...morning-dun ; As if their grandtur, by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But after feven years dance from place to place, The Dane * is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ; Or living pendant, dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'nng... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 lehte
...morning-dun ; As if their grandeur by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But, after feven years dance from place to place, The Dane ' is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ? Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring... | |
 | 1791 - 980 lehte
...if their grandeur by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught : But, after fcven years dance from place to place, The Dane '"' is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer ? Or living pendant dangling at his ear, For ever whifp'ring... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 lehte
...morning- fan ; As if their grar;i!eur, by contagion wrought, Aiidyjraf warlike zfntr, to be caught : But after feven years dance, from place to place, The * Dane is more familiar with his grace. Who'd be a erxtcb to prop a rotten peer ; Or living/wii/iwrf dangling at hij ear, For ever whifpering... | |
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