He laughed himself from Court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel ; Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that... The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 105by John Dryden - 1900 - 559 pagesFull view - About this book
| Literature - 1841 - 500 pages
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert; Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his...relief, By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief. Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but of that was left." Jlbialom and... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 844 pages
...Begjtar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He liad his jest, and they had his estate. He langh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming...chief ; For spite of him the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel : Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but... | |
| United States - 1842 - 712 pages
...or Devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Begcar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his...himself from court; then sought relief By forming parlies, but could ne'er bo chief; For eplte of him the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise... | |
| John Fisher Murray - London (England) - 1842 - 322 pages
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Bcggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief, For spite... | |
| Elizabeth Stone - England - 1845 - 484 pages
...or devil ; In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from Court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief : For,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 278 pages
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; JVothing went unrewarded^but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and maybe in others, by the power of... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1845 - 372 pages
...over civil, In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded, but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was often turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of... | |
| Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1845 - 280 pages
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; JVothing went unrewarded, but desert. Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. Inversion itself was ofien turned into a grace in these poets, and may be in others, by the power of... | |
| Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - Gramont, Philibert, comte de, 1621-1707 - 1846 - 562 pages
...Beggar'd by fools, whom still he fonnd too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate : He laugh'd himself from court, then sought relief By forming...chief ; For, spite of him, the weight of business fell On Absalom and wise Achitophel : Thus wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but... | |
| Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 386 pages
...Beggar'd by fools whom still he found too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court; then sought relief By forming...chief : For spite of him the weight of business fell On Absalom and false Achitophel. Thus, wicked but in will, of means bereft, He left not faction, but... | |
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