 What's property ? dear Swift ! you see it alter From you to me, from me to Peter Walter; Or, in a mortgage, prove a lawyer's share; Or, in a jointure, vanish from the heir...  Works - Page 460by Sir Walter Scott - 1923Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...heres. S 'Nunc ager Umbreni fub nomine, nuper Ofelli Diftus erat : nulli proprius ; fed cedit in ufum * Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby Lord ; And Hemfiey, once proud Buckingham's delight, Slides to a Scrivener, or a City Knight, i Let lands and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...year : Atbeft, it falls to f«me ungracious fon, Who cries, " My father's damn'd, and all's my " own," Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby Lord. IBID. p. 230. FAME. AND what is Fame* the Meaneft have their day; The Greateft can but blaze, and pafs... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...yesr : At bell, it falls to Come ungracious fon, [own!1* Who cries, " My father's damn'd, and all's ny Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord ; And Hemfley, once proud Buckingham's delight, Slides to a icriv'ncr, or a city knight. Let lands and houles... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...twenty year : At bcft, it falls to fomc ungracious fon, Who crics,"Myfathcr'sdamn'd,and all's myown." " With modeft pride to grace thy youthful brow " Thelaurtatewreati boobv lord ; And Hemfley, onci: proud Buckingham's delight, Slides tn a fcriv'ner, or a city knight.... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...Atbeil,it falU to feme (;) ungracious fon, [own." Who cries, " My father's damn'd, and all's my (¿) Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord ; Autl Hemfley, once proud Buckingham's delightSlidtí to a krivener, or a city knight. (/) Let lands... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...Pope or Vernon ? 'What's i property ? dear Swift! you see it alter From you to me, from me to* Peter Walter; Or, in a mortgage, prove a lawyer's share, Or, in a jointure, vanish from the heir ; 170 Or in pure 3 Equity (the case not clear) The chanc'ry takes your rents for twenty year: At best... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...yetr: At Ьей, it falls to fomc ungracious fon, [own." Who cries, " My father's damn'd, and all's mf Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord ; And Hemflry, rncc proud Buckingham's delight, Slides to a fcriv'ner, or a city knight. Let lands and huufcs... | |
 | English poetry - 1803 - 600 pages
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 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...to Pope or Vernon ? What's property ? dear Swift ! you see it alter From you to me, from me to Peter Walter ; Or in a mortgage prove a lawyer's share, Or in a jointure vanish from the heir ; 170 Or in pure Equity (the case not clear) The chanc'ry takes your rents for twenty year : At best... | |
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