 | Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 lehte
...And chafe the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 lehte
...bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the publick voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry » As tyrants doom their tools... | |
 | 1791 - 302 lehte
...And chace the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1795 - 616 lehte
...And chafe the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice^ The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live ' ' • * .«...,. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 lehte
...chafe the new-blown bubble of the dav. Ah ! let not ctnfure term our fate our choice, Г he ft age but echoes back the public voice ; The Drama's laws the Drama's patrons give, For we that live to pícale, muft pícale to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools... | |
 | James Thomas Kirkman - 1799 - 510 lehte
...And chace the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 544 lehte
...And chace the new blown bubble of the day. Ah T let not cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the public voice.. The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, For we, who live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 lehte
...bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the publick voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. '• Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 lehte
...bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not Cenfure term our fate our choice, The ftage but echoes back the publick voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants, doom their tools... | |
 | 1804 - 452 lehte
...mere rainbow; all its gaudy colours arise from reflection: or, as a modern bard more happily says, " The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give ; " For we that live to please, must please to live." Sraff'. Why then, after all, I find I am in a hobble. Foote. May be not; come, hope for the best. Prompter?... | |
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Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live. 
