 | France - 1841 - 764 pages
...squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert ! BeggarM by fools, when still he found, too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate." t Walpole'a Royal and Noble Authors. VOU II. H portance and necessity to France of peace ; and a letter... | |
 | United States - 1842 - 712 pages
...or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Begcar'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 parlies, but could ne'er bo chief; For eplte... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 372 pages
...revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon : Then all for women, rhyming, dancing, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was often turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman ! who could every hour employ Wiih something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...were his usual themes; And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over violent, or over civil, In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was often turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 280 pages
...civil, That every man with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; JVothing went unrewarded, but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; JVothing went unrewarded^but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and maybe in others, by the power of... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - Gramont, Philibert, comte de, 1621-1707 - 1846 - 572 pages
...With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over violent, or over...he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had bis estate : He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...excess of wit. PROM UM1) ЛИ IN DRTDEn. Begpar'd by fools, whom Mill he found too late, Ht had hie ».] [From • Paradise Lost.'] 0 Bj forming parties, but could ne'er be chief ; for, spite of him, the weight of business fell in Absalom... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 484 pages
...thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy! Hailing and praising were his usual themes ; And both, to...estate. He laugh'd himself from Court ; then sought rehof By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief ; lu-ihcl. the Whig sheriff, whose scandalous avarice... | |
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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... 
