 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...Valours, like great States, Do fometimes fink with their own Weight*. Th'Extreams of Glory and of Shame, , Like Eaft and Weft become the fame. No Indian Prince has to his Palace More Foll'wers, than a Thief to th'Gallows. tittd. WITCH. S« Defpair, Necromancer. What are rhefe So withered,... | |
 | John Hill - 1753 - 360 Seiten
...glory and offliame, Like Eail and Weft become the fame. And that as to his numerous attendants,—— No Indian Prince has to his palace More followers than a thief to th' gallows. lam, SIR, Tour bumble Servant, RB TH* THE INSPECTOR. N. 57. Die <uerKm mibi, Marce, flic amabo Nibil... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 496 Seiten
...great States, 270 Do fometimes fink with their own Weights : Th' Extreams, of Glory, and of Sbame^ Like Eaft and Weft become the fame : No Indian Prince has to his Palace, More FolFwers than a Thief to th' Gallows. 275 But if a Beating feem fo brave, What Glories muft a Whipping... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 Seiten
...great States , Do fometimes fink with their own Weights : Th' Ex tr eam , of Glory 3 and of Shame 3 Like Eaft and Weft become the fame : No Indian Prince has to his Palace More Follow' rs than a Thief to th' Gallows. Sut if a Beating fetmfo brave 3 What Glories muft a Whifping... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 610 Seiten
...States, Do fometimes fink with their own Weights : Th' Extrettm , of Glory _, and of Shame j Like Ettft and Weft become the fame : No Indian Prince has to his Palace More F allow' rs than a Thief to th' Gallows. Sat if a Beating feemfo brave _, What Glories mujl a Whipping... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 Seiten
...like great States, 270 Do fometimes fink with their own Weights : Th' Extremes of Glory and of Shame, Like Eaft and Weft, become the fame : No Indian Prince has to his Palace More Foll'wers than a Thief to th' Gallows. 275 But if a Beating feem fo brave, What Glories muft a Whipping... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 Seiten
...like great ftates, Do fometimes fink with their own weights i 170 Th' extremes of glory and of fhame, Like eaft and weft, become the fame. No Indian prince has to his palace More followers than a thief to the gallows. But if a beating feem fo brave, 27 j What glories muft a whipping have ? Such great atchievements... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...great ftates, Do fometimes fink with their own weights : , 270 Th' extremes of glory and of fhame, Like eaft and weft, become the fame. No Indian prince has to his palace More followers than a thief to the gallows. But if a beating feem fo brave, j*r What glories muft a-whipping have ? Such great achievements... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...great ftatcs, Do fometimes fink with their own weights : Th' extremes of glory and tf thame, Like eafl and weft, become the fame. No Indian prince has to his palace More followers than a thief to the galk>TV> But if a beating feem fo brave. What glories mull a whipping have J Such great achievements... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 Seiten
...pity move. Great wits and valours, like great ftates, Do fometimes fink with their own weights : 270 Th* extremes of glory and of fliame, Like eaft and weft, become the fame. No Indian prince has to rrs palace More foll'wers than a thief to the gallows. But if a beating feem fo brave. 17 5 What glories... | |
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To sum up this long rigmarole, I have, dear B , what you no doubt perceive, for the metaphysical poets, as poets, the most sovereign contempt. That they have followers proves nothing — No Indian prince has to his palace More followers than a thief to... 
