 | John Armstrong - 1770 - 246 Seiten
...grofs, or fine, Makes life infipid, beftial, or divine* Better be born with tafte to little rent, 5* Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the Gods beftow, Can fortune make one favourite happy ! — No. As well might fortune in her frolic vein, Proclaim... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 528 Seiten
..." 'Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. — Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charm'd ; In vain, majestic Wren... | |
 | William Smith - 1803 - 492 Seiten
..." 'Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. — Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charm'd ; In vain, majestic Wren... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...views. Tis chiefly taste, or blunt or gross or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch...frolic vein, Proclaim an oyster sovereign of the main. i Without fine nerves, and bosom justly warm'd, An eye, an ear, a fancy to be charm'd, In vain majestic... | |
 | 1822 - 292 Seiten
...views. Tis chiefly taste, or blunt or gross or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch...bounty which the gods bestow, Can fortune make one favouritn happy ?—No. As well might fortune, in her frolic vein, Proclaim an oyster sovereign of... | |
 | Sir Charles Hanbury Williams - 1822 - 238 Seiten
...chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be bom, with Taste, to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. B 2 r 3 Without this bounty which the gods bestow, Can Fortune make one favourite happy? — No. .... | |
 | 1825 - 474 Seiten
...Tis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross, or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial or divine ; Better be. born with taste, to little rent, Than the dull monarch...bounty, which the Gods bestow, Can Fortune make one far'rite happy ? no ! As well might Fortune, in her frolic rein, Proclaim an Oyster sovereign of the... | |
 | H. M. Melford - 1841 - 466 Seiten
...beds : and leav'st the kingly couch, A watch-case to a common larum bell? (SJioktpeare.) Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. (Armstrong's Epistle.) Then blessing all, go children of my care! To practice now from theory repair,... | |
 | John Armstrong, John Dyer, George Gilfillan, Matthew Green - 1858 - 314 Seiten
...gross, or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, BO Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the gods bestow, 52 Can Fortune make one favourite happy? — No. As well might Fortune in her frolic vein, Proclaim... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 Seiten
..."Pis chiefly taste, or blunt, or gross or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine ; Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch...bestow, Can Fortune make one favourite happy ? No. TATTLEBS. Beware of tattlers ; keep your ear Close stopt against the tales they bear, Fruits of their... | |
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Tis chiefly taste, or blunt or gross or fine, Makes life insipid, bestial, or divine. Better be born with taste to little rent, Than the dull monarch of a continent. Without this bounty which the gods bestow, Can fortune make one favourite happy? —... 
