| Edward Young - 1762 - 412 Seiten
...Yet, prouJ of parts, with prudence foroe difpenfe, And play the fool, becaufc they're men of fenfe. What inftances bleed recent in each thought, Of men...Againft their wills what numbers ruin fhun, Purely through want of wit to be undone ? Nature has fhewn, by making it fo rare, That u,/V's a jewel which... | |
| Edward Young - 1767 - 272 Seiten
...Yet, proud of parts, with prudence fome difpenfe, And play the fool, becaufe they're men of fenfe. What inftances bleed recent in each thought, Of men...genius brought ? Againft their wills what numbers ruin fliun, Purely through want of wit to be undone ? Nature has fhewn, by making it fo rare, That wit's... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 858 Seiten
...Yet, proud of parts, with prudence fome difpenfe, And play the fool, becaufe they-'re men of fenfe. What inftances bleed recent in each thought, Of men...Againft their wills what numbers ruin fhun, Purely through want of wit to be undone ? Nature has fhewn, by making it fo rare, That 'wit 'sa jewel which... | |
| John Bell - 1784 - 468 Seiten
...parts, with prudence fome difpenfe, And play the fool hecaufe they 're men of fenfe. 76 What inft.mces bleed recent in each thought, Of men to ruin by their genius brought ? Againfl their wills what numbers ruin Ibun, Purely thro' want of wit to he undone? 80 Nature has... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 304 Seiten
...Yet, proud of parts, with prudence fome difpenfe. And play the fool, becaufe they 're men of fenfe. What inftances bleed recent in each thought, Of men...Againft their wills what numbers ruin fhun, Purely through want of wit to be undone ? Nature has fhewn, by making it fo rare, That wit 's a jewel which... | |
| Edward Young - 1799 - 314 Seiten
...play the fool, becaule they're men of lui.c, 7 6 What inftances bleed recent in each thought, Of m;n to ruin by their genius brought ? Againft their wills what numbers ruin (hun, Purely thro' want of wit to be undone ? 80 Nature has (hewn, by making it fo rare, That wit's... | |
| Edward Young - 1802 - 420 Seiten
...parts, with prudence some dispense, And play the fool, because they're men of sense. What instances bleed recent in each thought, Of men to ruin by their genius brought ! Against their wills what numbers ruin shun, Purely through want of wit to be undone ! Nature has... | |
| Edward Young - 1805 - 232 Seiten
...parts, with prudence some dispense, And play the fool, because they're men of sense. What instances bleed recent in each thought, Of men to ruin by their genius brought ? Against their wills what ruin shun, Purely thro' want of wit to be undone ? Nature has shewn, by... | |
| Edward Young, Thomas Park - 1808 - 394 Seiten
...parts, with prudence some dispense, And play the fool, because they're men of sense. What instances bleed recent in each thought, Of men to ruin by their genius brought.' Against their wills what numbers ruin shun, Purely through want of wit to be undone'( Nature has shown,... | |
| Edward Young - 1811 - 294 Seiten
...parts, with prudence some dispense, And play the fool, because they're men of sense. What instances bleed recent in each thought, Of men to ruin by their genius brought ! Against their wills what numbers ruin shun, Purely through want of wit to be undone ! Nature has... | |
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