| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 pages
...worft the beft ; 60 Like Cato, gives his little fenate laws, And fits attentive to his own applaufe; While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, And wonder with a foolifh face of praife — What pity, heav'n ! if fuch a man there be ? 65 Who would not weep, if Addifon were he ! * MACE... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 360 pages
...likely enough to give tfoolijh turn to the air of an embarrafled countenance. 3o PROLOGUE! Who but mufl laugh, if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep, if ATTICUS were he! What tho' my Name flood rubric on the walls* Or plaifter'd pofts, with claps, in capitals ? 2 1 6 Or... | |
| Biography - 1761 - 544 pages
...the worrt the bed ; Like Cato, gives his little fenate laws, And fits attentive to his own applaufe, While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, And...there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he. ADRIAN, or HADRIAN (Publius JEVms) the Roman Spartian in emperor. He was born at Rome the 24th of January,... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - Biography - 1761 - 534 pages
...the worft the beft } bike Cato, gives his little fenate laws. And fits attentive to his own applaufe, While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, And...Who but muft laugh, if fuch a man there be ? . Who WOUW not weep, if Atucus were he. ADRIAN, or HADRIAN (Publius JEVms) the Roman Spartian m emperor.... | |
| Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...fcnate laws, And fit attentive to his own applaufe ; While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raile, And wonder with a foolifh face of praife • Who but...there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? This celebrated fatire on Addifon is drawn in fo mafterly a manner, and contains fo many beautiful... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...the beft; "Like Cato, gives his little fenate laws, And fits attentive to his own applaufe ; While While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, And wonder with a foolifh face of praife — What pity, heav'n ! if fuch a man there be, Who would not weep, if Addifon were he ! v. ;* MA c... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...ne'er oblig'dj " Like Cato, give his little fenatc laws, " And fit attentive to his own applaufe ; " While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, •...there be ? " Who would not weep, if Atticus were he !" Atterbury fo well underftood the force of thefe lines, that, in one of his letters to Mr. POPE,... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...ne'er oblig'dj " Like Cato, give his little fenate laws, " And fit attentive to his own applaufe ; " While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, *' And...there be ? ** Who would not weep, if Atticus were he !" Atterbury fo well underftood the force of thefe lines, that, in one of his letters to Mr. POPE,... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...ne'er oblig'dj " Like Cato, give his little fenate laws, " And fit attentive to his own applaufe ; " While wits and templars ev'ry fentence raife, " And...praife — " Who but muft laugh, if fuch a man there be ? " XVho would not weep, if Atticus were he !" Atterbury fo well underflood the force of thefe lines,... | |
| Thomas Bridges - 1771 - 220 pages
...? wondrous pitiful ? that fuch a heart as John's, Ihould be tin<ftured with cruelty. Who would not laugh, if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep, if John himfelf is he? CHAP. C CHAP. XVL Putt baker, full devil. TH E laft chapter left me in the hands... | |
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