Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould; Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness was gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. The Life of John Locke - Page 137by Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876 - 506 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edward Foss - 1864 - 436 pages
...apparent truth, describes him at this time as, A vermin, wriggling in th' usurper's ear ; Bart'ring his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. But soon another change took place. From the supporter, he became the enemy of Cromwell, who, according... | |
| Edward Foss - Courts - 1864 - 432 pages
...apparent truth, describes him at this time as, A vermin, wriggling in th' usurper's ear ; Bart'ring his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. But soon another change took place. From the supporter, he became the enemy of Cromwell, who, according... | |
| John Dryden - 1866 - 348 pages
...ere a man: So young his hatred to his prince began. Next this, (how wildly will ambition steer!) so A vermin wriggling in the Usurper's ear. Bartering...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. 35 But, as 'tis hard to cheat a juggler's eyes, His open lewdness he could ne'er disguise. There split... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 442 pages
...rebel, e'er a man : So young his hatred to his prince began. Next tins, how widely will ambition steer! A vermin wriggling in the usurper's ear. Bartering...gain, The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking train. (The Medal.) licisme bigot du prince et par les craintes justifiées de la nation. Le poète, qui,... | |
| John Dryden - 1866 - 346 pages
...e'er a man : So young his hatred to his prince began. Next this, (how wildly will ambition steer !) so A vermin wriggling in the Usurper's ear. Bartering...of gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould; [gain, Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness was The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train.... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 446 pages
...in the usurper's ear. Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-hke mould, Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd, while godliness...gain, The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking train. (The Medal.} licisme bigot du prince et par les craintes justifiées de la nation. Le poete, qui, dans... | |
| English literature - 1866 - 586 pages
...Wareham, Blandford and Abbotsbury. During the Protectorate he sat in the Barebones Parliament, and ' Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-like mould : Groan'd, sighed, and prayed while godliness was gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train.' He joined... | |
| 1882 - 972 pages
...its time in seeking the Lord. It is to that Dryden refers when he writes in the " Medallion " : — Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold. He cast himself into the saint-like mould ; Oroaned, sighed, and prayed, while godliness was gain, The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking train.... | |
| Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 752 pages
...Lear, n. 4. What is gotten with but little pain, As little grief it takes to lose again. W. Browne. Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the saint-bike mould ; Groan'd, si^h'd, and prav'd, while godliness was gain, The loudest bagpipe of the... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1868 - 576 pages
...wriggling in the Usurper's ear. Bartering his venal wit for sums of gold, He cast himself into the sainWike mould ; Groan'd, sigh'd, and pray'd. while godliness*...gain, The loudest bagpipe of the squeaking train. Bat, as 'tis hard to che<ii a juggler's eyes, His open lewdness be ouuid ne'er disguise : There split... | |
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