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
| William Francis Collier - 1862 - 550 Seiten
...So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was God or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert...still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had bis estate. He laughed himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be... | |
| English poets - 1862 - 622 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 : — I... | |
| Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862 - 346 Seiten
...squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom he still 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,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 720 Seiten
...In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Beggar'd by fbols, 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 formin;-' parties, but could ne'er be chief ; Kor,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 738 Seiten
...wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Beggar'd by fools, whom still lie found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate ; He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By formins parties, but could ne'er be chief ; For,... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 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... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 Seiten
...So over-violent, or over-civil, That ev'ry man with him was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert...from court, then sought relief By forming parties, hut could ne'er be chief ; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 Seiten
...course of one revolving moon, was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: in squandering wealth was his peculiar art: nothing went unrewarded but desert:...too late; he had his jest, and they had his estate. J. DRVDEN 849 TO THE BUTTERFLY of the sun! pursue thy rapturous flight, V — mingle with her thou... | |
| John Dryden - 1866 - 348 Seiten
...Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded but desert. sso 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,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1866 - 446 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert : Begfar'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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