 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...  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 371by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...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 parts so various aim at nothing new? He '11 shine a Tully and a Wilmot too : then turns repentant,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...wonder of our days, . iijQ whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: ' Jl.;.£ 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 rlail him master of the joke. 185 Shall... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...scorn and wond< r of our days, 180 Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born with whate'cr could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he die* : Though wondering senates hung on all lie spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall... | |
 | 1811 - 600 pages
...brought to my mind those lines of Pope in his character of the Duke of Wharton: * Though listening senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke.' ' He was civil to your face, and seldom put you out of humour with yourself; but you paid for hit)... | |
 | Biography - 1817 - 504 pages
...with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies ; Tho' wsnd'ring senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him...parts so various aim at nothing new < He'll shine aTully, and a Wilmot too. Then turns repentant, and his God adores, With the same spirit that he drinks... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 496 pages
...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 . Tho' wond'ring senates hung on all he spoke. The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 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... | |
 | James Sargant Storer - 1816 - 826 pages
...the lore of praise : vOL. vII. H Born with whatc'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools mast like him, or he dies. Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The dub must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts so rarious aim at nothing new ? He'll shine a Tully... | |
 | James Sargant Storer - 1817 - 456 pages
...the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the love of praise : Boni with wliate'rr could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like...all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the juke. Shall parts so various aim at nothing new ? He'll shine a Tully and a Wilmot too : Then turns... | |
 | Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...advanced age, and died in Feb. 1777, and was buried in St. Pancras church-yard. Born with whate'er could win it from the wise> • •, Women and fools must like him or he dies ; Tho' wend'ring senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. Shall parts... | |
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