 Now high, now low, now master up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis. Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart ; Fop at the toilet, flatterer at the board, Now trips a lady, and now struts a lord.  The St. Peterburg English Review - Page 27edited by - 1842Full view - About this book
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...the board, Now trips a lady, and now struts a lord. Eve's tempter thus the Rabbins have exprest, 330 A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and pride that licks the dust. Not Fortune's worshipper, nor Fashion's... | |
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 | 1814 - 556 pages
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