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" The wits of Charles found easier ways to fame, Nor wish'd for Jonson's art, or Shakespeare's flame; Themselves they studied; as they felt, they writ; intrigue was plot, obscenity was wit. "
Dramatic table talk, or Scenes, situations & adventures, serious & comic, in ... - Page 179
by Richard Ryan - 1825
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 17

Early English newspapers - 1747 - 684 pages
...ftudied ; as they felt, they writ: Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetick friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to lading praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufe was gen'ral,tbeir...
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A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes, Volume 1

Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1755 - 356 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ, Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetick friend ; They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefc afpir'd to lafting praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufewas gen'ral,...
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A Collection of Poems

1758 - 352 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetick friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to Ming praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufe was gen'ral, their...
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A Collection of Poems ...

Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ, Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetick friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afp ir'd to lafting praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufe was gen'ral,...
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A Collection of Poems: In Six Volumes, Volume 1

English poetry - 1765 - 396 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ; Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetic friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufe was gen'ral,...
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A collection of poems, by several hands [ed. by R. Dodsley]. [2 other copies ...

Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetic friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their canfe was gen'ral,...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was Plot, Obfcenity was Wit. Vice always found a fympathetic Friend, They pleas'd their Age, and did not aim to mend. Yet Bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting Praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future Days. Their Caufe was gen'ral,...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was Piot, Obscenity was Wit. Vice ahvays found a fympathetic Friend, They pleas'd their Age, and did not aim to mend. Yet Bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting Praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future Days. Their Cnufe was gen'ral,...
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Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick: Interspersed with Characters ..., Volume 1

Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780 - 372 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ j Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathctic friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting praife, And pioudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufe was gen'ral,...
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Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq: Interspersed with ..., Volume 1

Thomas Davies - Actors - 1781 - 556 pages
...ftudied, as they felt they writ ; Intrigue was plot, obfcenity was wit. Vice always found a fympathetic friend, They pleas'd their age, and did not aim to mend. Yet bards like thefe afpir'd to lafting praife, And proudly hop'd to pimp in future days. Their caufe was gen'ral,...
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