 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught, Or wherefore his characters thus without fault ? f Say was it that vainly directing his view, To find out mens virtues and finding them few, Quite... | |
 | History - 1778 - 630 pages
...folly grows proud, And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting hit portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught,...Say was it that vainly directing his view, To find oat mens virtues and finding them few, Quite fick of purfuing each troublefome elf, He grew lazy at... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780 - 458 pages
...rout. His fools have their follies fo loft in a crowd Qf virtues and feelingSj that Folly grows proud; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, . •...his characters thus without fault? Say, was it, that valnly dirc&ina; bis view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite fick of purfuino;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...folly grows proud, And Coxcombs alike in their facings alone, Ad6f»flng his pwtraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught...? Or, wherefore his characters thus without fault ? S*y, \Vte it that vaitrly dir'e&ing his view To find out mens virtues, and finding them few, Quite... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone,' Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our Poet, this malady caught,...characters thus without fault? Say, was it, that vainly direfting his view, To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Oolite fick of purfuing each troublefome... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 124 pages
...grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught?...directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite fick of purfuing each troublefbme elf, He grew lazy at laft, and drew from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...grows proud 5 And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught...directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few. Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome elf, He grew lazy at last, and drew from... | |
 | History - 1801 - 554 pages
...pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poc-t thi^ malady caaght, Or wherefore his characters tlyii without fault ? » . • Say was it that vainly directing his view, To find out mens virtues and finding, them few, . ' • Quite fick of purfuing each troubleibme. elf, He grew lazy... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...Folly grows proud; And coxcombs alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own Say, where has our poet this malady caught?...directing his view, To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome elf, He grew lazy at last, and drew from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...grows proud ; And coxcombs, alike in their failings alone, Adopting his portraits, are pleas'd with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught...directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome elf, He grew lazy at last, and drew from... | |
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Adopting his portraits, are pleased with their own. Say, where has our poet this malady caught? Or wherefore his characters thus without fault? Say, was it that, vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of... 
