| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1729 - 266 Seiten
...And wanting Senfe for Tradefmen, ferve for Wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other Trade, Of every broken Craft a Writer's made : Thus his Material,...Paper, takes its birth, From tatter'd rags of all the fluff on earth. Hail Hail fruitful IJle ! to thee alone belongs Millions of Wits, and Brokers in old... | |
| Edward Young - 1762 - 412 Seiten
...And, wanting fenfe for tradefmen, ferve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade ; Of every broken craft a Writer's made : Thus his material,...Paper, takes its birth From tatter'd rags of all the fluff on earth. Hail, fruitful tfle ! to thee alone belong Millions of wits, and brokers in old fong... | |
| Edward Young - 1767 - 272 Seiten
...And, wanting fenfe for tradefmen, ferve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade ; Of every broken craft a Writer's made :. Thus his material, Paper, takes its birth From tatter'd rsgs of all the fluff on earth.. Hail, fruitful ifte !. to thee alone belong Millions of wits, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 Seiten
...tradefmen, ierve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade; Of every broken craft a writer 's made : Thus his material, Paper, takes its birth From tatter'd rags of all the ftufF on earth. Hail, fruitful ifte ! to thee alone belong Millions of wits, and brokers in old long; Thee well a land... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 Seiten
...ferve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade; Of every broken craft a writer *s made i Thus his material, Paper, takes its birth From tatter'd rags of all the fluff on earth. Hail, fruitful ifte I to thee alone belong Millions of wits, and brokers in old fong... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 308 Seiten
...ferve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade ; Of every broken craft a writer 's made i Thus his material, Paper, takes its birth From tatter'd rags of all the ftuff on earth. Hail, fruitful ifte I to thee alone belong Millions of wits, and brokers in old fong ; Thee well a... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 304 Seiten
...wanting fenfe for tradefmen, ferve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade ; Of every iroken craft a writer's made : Thus his material, Paper, takes its birth From tatter'drags of all the fluff on earth. Hail, J Hail, fruitful ifte ! to thee alone belong Millions... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1797 - 472 Seiten
...nut ; His hammer this, and that his trowel quits, And, wanting fenfe for tradefinen, ferve for wits ; Thus his material, paper, takes its birth, From tatter'd rags of all the fluff on earth. VER. 192. And fwear, not ADDISON himfelf was fafe.] This ts an artful preparative for... | |
| Edward Young - 1799 - 314 Seiten
...and that his trowel quits, And wanting fenfe for tradefmen, ferve for wits. By thriving men fubfifts each other trade ; Of ev'ry broken craft a writer's made: Thus his material, paper, takes its birth 55 From tatter'd rags of all the ftuff on earth, Hail, fruitful Me ! to thee alone belong Millions... | |
| 1803 - 468 Seiten
...and that his trowel quits, And, wanting sense for tradesmen, serve for wit*. By thriving men subsists each other trade; Of ev'ry broken craft a writer's made: Thus his material, paper, ta! es its birth From tatter'd rags of all the stuff on eaith. Hail, fruitful isle ! to thee alone... | |
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