| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...of ftate : Whom David's love with honors did adorn, JThat from his difobedient fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move affemblies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide : Nor chofe alone, but... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...of ftatc : Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move affemhlies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide : Nor chofe alone, but... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...ftate ; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jothara of piercing wit, and pregnant thought; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move afiemblies, who but only try'd The worfe a-while, then chofe the better fide i Nor chofe alone, but... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...Wh*m David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedient fon were torn. Jothara Jothara of piercing wit, and pregnant thought; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, Xo move aflemblies, who but only try'd The v,-orfe a-while, then chofe the better f:de : Nor chofe... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...of date; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobedicnt fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move affemblies, who but only try'd The worfc a-while, then chole the better fide : N^r chofe alone, but... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...of (late ; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his difobcdiem fon were torn. Jotham of piercing wit, and pregnant thought ; Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move aflemblics, who but only tried The worfe awhile, then choie the better fide : Nor chofe atone, but... | |
| Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 434 pages
...ambition. They might; but it is doubtful. [Dryden seemed to be of Hume's opinion, for he is described of piercing wit and pregnant thought, Endued by nature, and by learning taught To move assemblies; who but only try'd The worse awhile, then chose the better side: Nor chose alone, but tiirn'd the balance... | |
| John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...state : Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his disobedient son were torn. Jotham, of piercing wit, and pregnant thought, || Endued by...nature, and by learning taught, To move assemblies, who but only tried The worse a-while, then chose the better side : • Note XXXIV. t Note XXXV. } Note... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...lieutenancy of Yorkshire, the king conferred them upon the Earl of Mulgrave. Note XXXVIII. Jotham, of piercing wit, and pregnant thought, Endued by nature, and by learning taught, To move assemblies, who but only tried The worse awhile, then chose the better side : Nor chose alone, but turned the balance... | |
| John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...state ; Whom David's love with honours did adorn, That from his disobedient son were torn : Jotham, of piercing wit and pregnant thought, Endued by Nature, and by Learning tanght, To move assemblies, who but only tried The worse a while, then chose the better side : Nor... | |
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