 Not weighed or winnowed by the multitude, But swallowed in the mass unchewed and crude. Some truth there was, but dashed and brewed with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise : Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or...  The Irish Monthly - Page 5931877Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...multitude, But swallow'd in the mass, unchew'd and crude. Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise ; Succeeding times <1 i<1 equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. The' Egyptian rites the Jebusites embrac'd,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...in extremes, and in extremes decried ; With oaths affirmed, with dying vows denied ; Not weighed nor winnowed by the multitude, But swallowed in the mass,...lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise. * London. f Roman Catholics. J First edit. and. § Note VI. Succeeding times did equal folly call,... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...in extremes, and in extremes decried ; With oaths affirmed, with dying vows denied ; Not weighed nor winnowed by the multitude, But swallowed in the mass,...lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise. * London. t Roman Catholics. J First edit. and. * Note VI. Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...multitude, But swallow'd in the mass, unchew'd and crude. LSome truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise ; Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. The' Egyptian rites the Jebusites embrac'd,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...multitude, But swallowed in the mass unchewed and crude. Some truth there was, but dashed and bruised with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise. Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. VOL. VI. % A upon an obnoxious priesthood,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...multitude ; But swallow'd in the mass, .uncbew'd aud crude. Some truth there was, but diish'd and brew'd with lies; To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise. Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. Th' Egyptian riles the Jcbusitcs embrac'd;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...multitude, But swallow'd in the mass, unchew'd and crude. Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise. Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. Th' Egyptian rites the Jebusites einbrac'd,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...But swaUow'd in the mass, unchew'd and crude. . Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with 1 lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise ; Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. /The' Egyptian rites the Jebusites embrac'd,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 pages
...multitude, But swailo w'd in the mass unchew'd and crude. Some truth there was, but dash'd and bruised with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise. Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. VOL. VI. 2 A attack upon art obnoxious priesthood,... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 314 pages
...multitude, But swallow'd in the mass, unchew'd and crude. Some truth there was, but dash'd and brew'd with lies, To please the fools, and puzzle all the wise ; Succeeding times did equal folly call, Believing nothing, or believing all. The' Egyptian rites the Jebusites embraced,... | |
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