Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud: And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are... Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - Page 101by John Gibson Lockhart - 1839Full view - About this book
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...being so fine : Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud 5 And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...being so fine : Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like Tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that Folly grows proud; And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own Say,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...being so fine : Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own.... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...being so fine : Like a tragedy-queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a .rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud; And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, . Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their owu. Say,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...being so fine ; Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say,... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...being so fine ; Like a tragedy queen he has diztu'd her out, Or rattier lil.e tragedy giving a ruut. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly gruff* proud ; And coxcombs nlike in their failings alone, Adopting liis portraits are plcas'd with... | |
| John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...pieces. O 2 Like Like a tragedy queen he has clizen'd her out, Or radiL-r like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud ; And coxcombs alike in their ladings alone, Adopiinghw portraits are plt-as'd with their own. Say,... | |
| William Mudford - 1812 - 348 pages
...being so fine : Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own ; Say,... | |
| William Mudford - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 666 pages
...being so fine : Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. HIE fools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings aloue, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own; Say,... | |
| William Mudford - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 662 pages
...fine : Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, Or rather like tragedy giving a rout. His Tools have their follies so lost in a crowd Of virtues and feelings, that folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own ; Say,... | |
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