 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...learn'd their ways. Their drefs, their courtly manners fee 5 Reform your ftate, and copy me. ; Seek ye to thrive ? in flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your...conceal. •Seem only to regard your friends ; But ufc them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit , Be prompt to lye whene'er 'tis... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...learn 'd their ways. Their drefs, their courtly manners fee j Reform your (late, and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? in flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your...that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, But uie them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to lye whene'er 'tis... | |
 | Readers - 1792 - 194 pages
...y« to thriv* ? in flatt'ry deal ; Your feorn, your hate, with that conceal, Seem only to regard you* friends, But ufe them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the ffow of wit, Be prompt to lye whene'er ' tis fit. Bend all your force to fpatter merit ; Scandal i«... | |
 | John Gay - Fables - 1793 - 356 pages
...and learnt their ways. Their drefs, their courtly manners fee ; Reform your ftate and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? in flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your hate, with that conceal. D 4 Seem Seem only to regard your friends, But ufe them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...ways. Their drefs, their courtly manners fee; Reform your flute, and copy me. Seek ус Ю thrive r in flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your hate, with that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, But ule them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to lie whene'er 'tis... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...courtly manners, see ; Reform your state, and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? In flatt'ry deal; Your scorn, your hate, with that, conceal ; Seem only to regard your friends, But use them for your private ends ; Stint not to truth the flow of wit, Be prompt to lie, whene'er .tis... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 424 pages
...courtly manners see; Reform your state, and copy me. Seek yetothrive ? in flatt'ry deal : Your scorn, your hate, with that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, But use them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to lie whene'er 'tis... | |
 | John Gay, William Coxe - 1798 - 356 pages
...and learnt their ways, 40 Their drefs their courtly manners fee ; Reform your ftate and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? in flatt'ry deal ; Your fcorn, your...with that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, 45 But ufe them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; • Be prompt to lie whene'er... | |
 | John Gay - English poetry - 1799 - 250 pages
...learn'd their ways : Their drefs, their courtly manners fee; Reform your fiate, and copy me. . Seek ye to thrive? In flatt'ry deal; Your fcorn, your hate,...that conceal; Seem only to regard your friends, But life them for your private ends; Stint not to truth the flow of wit; Be prompt to lie, whene'er 'tis... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...courtly manners fee; Reform your ftate, and copy me. Seek ye to thrive ? in flatt'ry deal ; Yourfcorn, your hate, with that conceal. Seem only t;o regard...them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the now of wit ; Be prompt to lie whene'er 'tis fit. Bend all your force to fpatter merit; Scandal is convention's... | |
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Seek ye to thrive ? in flattery deal ; Your scorn, your hate, with that conceal. Seem only to regard your friends, But use them for your private ends. Stint not to truth the flow of wit ; Be prompt to lie whene'er 'tis fit. Bend all your force to spatter... 
