 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - عدد الصفحات: 656
...To cure the vices of mankind : His vein, ironically grave, Exposed the fool, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. ' He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him ; Would rather slip aside... | |
 | Francis Warre Cornish - 1900 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...ill received at court ; Although, ironically grave, He shamed the fool, and lashed the knave ; ЦО To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ...was a most confounded Tory ; And grew, or he is much belied, Extremely dull before he died. '] ' What writings has he left behind?' ' I hear they're of... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1901 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...To cure the vices of mankind : His vein, ironically grave, Exposed 'he fool, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. 'He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him ; Would rather slip aside... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - عدد الصفحات: 860
...To cure the vices of mankind, His vein, ironically grave, He shamed the fool, and lashed the knave. e not to find them our own ; Fate never bestowed such delight, As ' He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him ; Would rather slip aside,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - عدد الصفحات: 864
...designed To cure the vices of mankind, His vein, ironically grave, He shamed the fool, and lashed the kna one another in the nature of things ; for where ' He never thought an honour done hi Because a duke was proud to own him ; Would rather slip aside,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1905 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...himself, which is commonly a better Stock than the owner knows it to be.' SWIFT, Works, ix. 186. ' To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own.' Ib. xiv. 329. The last line is from Denham's elegy on Cowley : — ' To him no author was unknown,... | |
 | Margaret Lynn - 1907 - عدد الصفحات: 506
...cure the vices of mankind : His vein, ironically grave, 315 Exposed the fool, and lashed the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. "He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him: 320 Would rather slip aside... | |
 | Margaret Lynn - 1907 - عدد الصفحات: 506
...cure the vices of mankind : His vein, ironically grave, 315 Exposed the fool, and lashed the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. "He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him: 320 Would rather slip aside... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1907 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...design'd To cure the vices of mankind, His vein, ironically grave, Exposed the fool, and lash'd the knave. To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. " He never thought an honour done him, Because a duke was proud to own him; 320 Would rather slip aside... | |
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em; But this I know, all people bought 'em; As with a moral view design'd To cure the vices of mankind: His vein, ironically grave, Expos'd the fool, and lash'd the knave: To steal a hint was never known, But what he writ was all his own. 
