 Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes^ So over violent or over civil That every man with him was God or Devil.  The Merry Monarch - Seite 207von W. H. Davenport Adams - 1885Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...to his ambition and his vanity ; to a want of Judgment and prindpto, not an excess of wit. Begsrar"d . But if this murder you'd forego, Your slave laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 334 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For spite... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 334 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded bnt desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For spite... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - 1849 - 388 Seiten
...God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. BeggarM by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief. For spite... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 Seiten
...vanity ; to a want of judgment and principie, not an excess of wit. FROM 1649 JOHN D11ÏDK.4. Rfgpar'd laugh'd himself from court, then Bought relief lîy forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; F~r,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1850 - 996 Seiten
...Nothing went unrewarded, hut desert ; Bcggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He hod liiit jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself...sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." Pope,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 Seiten
...Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his ject, and they had his estate ; He laugh 'd gly small. [Accomplishmtnit of IfutHltrai.] When civil dudgeon first grow chief; F?r, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel : 'I'll us, wicked... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert: Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For. spite... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 Seiten
...Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He langlvd 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 Achitophel ; Thus, wicked... | |
 | NBC University of the Air - 1852 - 456 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from Court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For, spite... | |
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