 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...vanity ; to a want of judgment and principie, not an excess of wit. FROM 1649 JOHN D11ÏDK.4. Rfgpar'd Bought relief lîy forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; F~r, spite of him, the weight of business... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...was owing to hi* ambition and his vanity ; to a want of judgment and principle, not an excess of wit. fficient at one time. There are a few such compelled rhymes ject, and they had his estate ; He laugh 'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...were his usual themes; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, so over-civil, That every man with him was God or devil. In squandering...late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He langlvd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1852 - 378 pages
...or devil. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art: Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar' d by fools, whom still he found too late; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh' d himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For spite... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...vanity ; to a want of judgment and principle, not an excess of wit. FROM 16'4Э JOHN DRY OF*. , Begcar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; lie laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief Вт forming parties, but could ne'er be chief;... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1854 - 324 pages
...or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: * De... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pages
...or Devil. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art : Nothmg went unrewarded but desert. Beggar d by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, but they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1855 - 570 pages
...squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools, who still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court : then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 592 pages
...usual themes ; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over-violent, or nvBr-nivil, Tliat every man with him was God or Devil. In squandering...too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. Ho laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief 3y forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 568 pages
...or Devil In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Bsggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. Ho laugh 'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For,... | |
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Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise... 
