 | Robert Lloyd - 1762 - 308 Seiten
...a fchool. For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren foil, And lab'ring with inceflant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains, The duties...but ill befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. For whofbe*er, tho' flightly, fips Their grateful flavour with his lips, Will find it leave a finatch behind,... | |
 | Robert Lloyd, William Kenrick - 1774 - 256 Seiten
...of a fchooL For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren foil, And lab'ring with incefiant pains To cultivate a blockhe'ad's brains, The duties...but ill befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. For whofoe'er, tho' flightly, fips, Their grateful flavour with his lips, Will find it leave a fmatch behind,... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 254 Seiten
...working on a barren foil, And lab'ring with inceflant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains^ The The duties there but ill befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. For whofoe'er, tho' flightly, ftps, Their grateful flavour with his lips, Will find it leave a fmatch behind,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 428 Seiten
...a fchool. For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren foil, And lah'ring with inceflant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains, The duties...but ill befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. For whofoe'er, though flightly, fips, Their grateful flavour with his lips, Will find it leave a {match... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 538 Seiten
...a fchool. For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren foil, And lab'ring with inccflant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains The duties there but ill befit The lore of letters, arts, or wit. U x J For whofoe'er, though (lightly, fips, Their gr.itcful favour with... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1805 - 314 Seiten
...make him Usher of a school. For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren soil, And lab'ring with incessant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains,...but ill befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. For whosoe'er, though sightly, sips, Their grateful flavour with his lips, Will find it leave a smatch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 680 Seiten
...make him usher of a school. For, net to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren soil, And lab'ring with incessant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains,...but ill befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. For whosoe'er, though slightly, sips, Their grateful flavour with his lips, Will find it leave a smatch... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...Of working ou H barren soil, And labouring with incessant pains, To cultivate a blockhead's bruiiis, тоов, Here pinions all hie wishes ; winged by heaven To fly at infinite : hurta щи to the soul, To brook confinement or control; Still lo be pinioned down to teach The syntax... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 372 Seiten
...make him usher of a school. For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren soil, And labouring with incessant pains To cultivate a blockhead's brains,...befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. * * * # For me, it hurts me to the soul To brook confinement or control ; Still to be pinion'd down to teach The... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 354 Seiten
...other cause for throwing himself upon the world as a literary adventurer. Were I at once empowered to show My utmost vengeance on my foe, To punish with...befit The love of letters, arts, or wit. * * * * For me, it hurts me to the soul To brook confinement or control; Still to be pinioned down to teach The... | |
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I could inflict no penance bigger Than, using him as learning's tool, To make him usher of a school. For, not to dwell upon the toil Of working on a barren soil, And... 
