 But rather be a quiet, humble Fool : I hate a Wife, to whom I go to School, Who climbs the Grammar-Tree, distinctly knows Where Noun, and Verb, and Participle grows; Corrects her Country Neighbour; and, a Bed, For breaking Priscian's, breaks her Husband's...  The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical - Seite 201von Alexander Chalmers - 1857Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 Seiten
...fuch muft be my Fate) No Logick Learn, nor Hiftory tranflate; But rather be a quiet, humble Fool: 1 hate a Wife to whom I go to School, Who climbs the Grammar- Tree, diftin&ly knows Where Noun, and Verb, and Participle grows; Corre£ts her Country-Neighbour;... | |
 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 Seiten
...mull be my Fate) No Logick Learn, nor I liitory tranflate ; But rather be a quiet, humble Fool : 1 hate a Wife to whom I go to School, Who climbs the Grammar-Tree, diftinftly knows Where Noun, and Verb, and Participle grows ; Corrects her Country-Neighbour; and,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 Seiten
...mine, ye.Gods!. (if fuch muft bemy fate) No logic learn, nor biftory tranflate.; Ji:'.t ynthe:. hea quiet, .humble fool: I hate a wife to whom I go to fchool, AVho climbs-thc gramma:-tree, diltinctly knows Where noun, and verb, and participle, grows... | |
 | 1793 - 416 Seiten
...figure bride ! Let mine- ye Gods ! (if fuch muft be my fate), No logic learn, or hiftory tranflate ; But rather be a quiet humble fool ; I hate a wife to whom I go to fchool ; Who climbs the grammar tree, diftinflly knows 'Where noun, and verb, and paiticiple grows... | |
 | Edward Barry - 1806 - 208 Seiten
...with a Mood and Figure bride \ " Let mine, ye Gods! (if such must be my fate J " No Logick learn, nor History translate ; " But rather be a quiet, humble fool : *' I hate a wife, to whom 1 go to school. «' Who climbs the Grammar Tree, distinctly knows " Where Noun, and Verb, and Participle... | |
 | Edward Barry - 1806 - 244 Seiten
...with a Mood and Figure bride I " Let mine, ye Gods! (if such must be my fate;) " No Logick learn, nor History translate ; " But rather be a quiet, humble fool : «' I hate a wife, to whom 1 go to school. «' Who climbs, the Grammar Tree, distinctly knows " Where Noun, and Verb, and Participle... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 Seiten
...pester'd with a mood a figure bride ! Let mine, ye Gods! (if such must be my fate) No logic learn, nor history translate; ? But rather be a quiet, humble...to school, Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly know Where noun, and verb, and participle, grows; Corrects her country-neighbour ; and, a-bed, For... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 Seiten
...such must be my fate,) No logic learn, nor history translate, But rather be a quiet, humble fool ; 1 hate a wife to whom I go to school, Who climbs the...breaking Priscian's breaks her husband's head. * The gaudy gossip, when she's set agog, In jewels drest, and at each ear a bob, Goes flaunting out, and,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 Seiten
...an eclipse, by sounding trumpets. Let mine, ye gods ! (if such must be my fate,) No logic learn, nor history translate, But rather be a quiet, humble fool...hate a wife to whom I go to school, 'Who climbs the grammar -tree, distinctly knows Where noun, and verb, and participle grows; Corrects her country -neighbour... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 628 Seiten
...a quiet, humble fool : 1 hate a wife to whom I go to fchool. Who climbs the grammar-tree, diftin&ly knows Where noun, and verb, and participle grows ; Corrects her country neighbour; and, a-bed, 585 For breaking Prifcian's, breaks her hufband's The gawdy goffip, when fhe's fet agog, In jewels... | |
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