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" Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies; Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master... "
Poetical Works: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author - Page 278
by Alexander Pope - 1860
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...The club m-^ft hail him matter of the joke. Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll Ihinc a Tully and a Wilmot too. Then turns repentant, and his God adores With the fame fpirit that he drinks and whores : Enough if all around him but admire, 190 And now the punk applaud,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...The Club muft hail him, Mailer of the joke. Shall pans fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll fljine a Tully and a Wilmot too : Then turns repentant, and his God adores With the fame fpirit that he drinks and whores; Enough if all around him but admire, And now the Punk appbud,...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 512 pages
...WHARTON, the scorn and wonder of our day$, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise; Born with wbate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like...various aim at nothing new ? He'll shine a Tully and a Wilmottoo; Then turas repenta1it, and his God adores With the same spirit that he drinks and whores...
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 22

John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 1124 pages
...lust of praise : Barn with whnte'er could win it from the wise. Women and fools must like him, or lie dies : Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke,...; Shall parts so various aim at nothing new? He'll thine a Tally and a Wilmot too. Then turns repentant, and his Cod adores With the same spirit that...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1801 - 496 pages
...passionwasthelustofpraise; Born with whate'er could win it from the wise. •«•» * >i ' -Worncn and fools mnst'like him, or he dies. ' •'* • -'Though wondering senates...spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 1. u. .. ;• Shal I parts so various aim at nothing new ; Jle'll shine a T|)lly nnd a Wiltpot too;...
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Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: Cornwall

George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 330 pages
....Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women or fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering...nothing new? He'll shine a Tully and a Wilmot too ; Tlien turns repentant, and his God adores Wuh the same spirit that he drinks and whores; Enough if...
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Edinburgh Magazine: Or Literary Miscellany, Volume 20

1802 - 542 pages
...fpoke, The club muft bail him mailer of the joke. Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll mine a Tully and a Wilmot too ; Then turns repentant, and his God adores With the fame fpirit that he drinks and whores; Enough, if all around him but admire, And now the punk applaud,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...scorn and wonder of our days, 180 Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Tho' wond'ring senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 185 Shall...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 45

1804 - 574 pages
...her word. Has Mr. L. bctn ambitious of resembling the character which Pope gives of Lord Wharton : " Then turns repentant, and his God adores With the same spirit that he drinks and w 8?" Let him be flattered by this comparison, and take it in lieu of all other compliments : for our...
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A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland ..., Volume 4

Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 534 pages
...with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Though raptur'd senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him...the joke. Shall parts so various aim at nothing new ? He '11 shine a Tully and a Wilmot too: Enough if all around him but admire, And now the monk applaud...
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