 | English literature - 1753 - 750 pages
...pride or greatnds: your labour was fport, and your reward was triumph, eaie, plenty, and attendance." " It is true, (replied the Steed), I was a favourite : but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, avarice, and barba« rityî My tyrant was a wretch, who had gained a confiderable... | |
 | English essays - 1753 - 712 pages
...favourites of mankind." " It is true, (replied the deed,) 1 was a favourite : but what avails it to be the C favourite of caprice, avarice and barbarity ? My tyrant was a wretch, who had gained a considerable fortune by play, particularly by racing. 1 had won him many large fums ; but being at... | |
 | 1785 - 772 pages
...and attendance.' ' It is true,' replied the Steed, « I was a favonrite: but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, avarice, and barbarity? My tyrant...fortune by play, particularly by racing. I « had him many large fums ˇ but at length excepted out of every , as having no equal, he regardi my excellence... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 430 pages
...labour waB sport, and your reward was triumph, ease, plenty and attendance.' 238 ADVENTURER. K° 37. ' It is true,' replied the Steed, ' I was a favourite; but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, avarice and barbarity? My tyrant was a wretch, who had gained a considerable... | |
 | William Pick - Harness racehorses - 1803 - 612 pages
...in the following words ; feppofed to be fpoken -by the Horl'e in the Elylium of Bea-fts and Birds. M It is true," replied the Steed, " I was a favourite...favourite of caprice, avarice, and barbarity ? My ** tvrant was a wretch, who had gained a confiderablc fortune by " play, particularly by racing. I... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 240 pages
...of greatness; your labour was sport, and your " reward was triumph, ease, plenty and attendance." " It is true," replied the steed, " I was a favourite; " but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, ava" rice and barbarity ? My tyrant was a wretch who " had gained a considerable... | |
 | Thomas Hornby Morland - 1810 - 192 pages
...following words are supposed to be spoken by the horse Dragon, in the Elysium of beasts : "It is true, I was a favourite; but what avails it to be a favourite...barbarity. My tyrant was a wretch who had gained a fortune by play, particularly by racing ; I had won him many large sums, but at length excepted out... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 304 pages
...of greatness : your labour was sport, and your reward was triumph, ease, plenty, and attendance." " It is true," replied the steed, " I was a favourite : but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, avarice, and barbarity? My tyrant was a wretch who had gained a considerable... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 650 pages
...of greatness ; your labour was sport, and your reward was triumph, ease, plenty, and attendance.' ' It is true,' replied the Steed, ' I was a favourite ; but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, avarice, .and barbarity ? My tyrant was a wretch, who had gained a considerable... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 324 pages
...of greatness : your labour was sport, and your reward was triumph, ease, plenty, and attendance." " It is true," replied the steed, " I was a favourite : but what avails it to be the favourite of caprice, avarice, and barbarity? My tyrant was a wretch who had gained a considerable... | |
| |
It is true," replied the steed, " I was a favourite ; but what avails it to be a favourite of caprice, avarice, and barbarity ? My tyrant was a wretch, who had gained a considerable fortune by play, particularly by racing. I had won him many large sums... 
