 | Jonathan Swift - 1739 - 66 Seiten
...with younger Pokes, Who for his Wine will bear his Jokes : Faith, he muft make his Stories fhorter,' Or change his Comrades once a Quarter : In half the Time, he talks them round j There muft another Sett be found. FOR Poetry, he's pad his Prime, He takes an Hour to find a Rhime... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 Seiten
...with younger Folks, Who, for his Wine, will bear his Jokes. Faith, he muft make his Stories ftorter^ Or change his Comrades once a Quarter: In half the time, he talks them round : There muft another Sett be found. For Poetry, he's paft his Prime ; He takes an Hour to find a Rhime : His Fire is out,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 Seiten
...with younger Fokes, Who for his Wine will bear his Jokes : Faith, he muft make his Stories morter, Or change his Comrades once a Quarter : In half the Time, he talks them round j There muft another Sett be found. For Poetry, he's paft his Prime, He takes an Hour to find a Rhime... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 Seiten
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fhorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the...There muft another fet be found. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme : His fire is out, his wit decay'd, His fancy funk,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 Seiten
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fhorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the...There muft another fet be found. . For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme : His fire is out, his wit decay'd, His fancy funk,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 Seiten
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. 'Faith he muft make his ftories fhorter, 95 Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the...There muft another fet be found. FOR poetry, he's paft his prime ; , He takes an hour to find a rhyme : 100 His fire is out, his wit decay'd, His fancy... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 Seiten
...with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he muft make his ftories fliorter, Or change his comrades once a quarter : In half the...There muft another fet be found. .. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme : His fire is out, his wit decay 'd, His fancy funk,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 Seiten
...bear his jokes. 'Faith he muft make his ftories Ihorter. 9$ Or change his comrades once a-quarter : In half the time he talks them round : There muft another fet be found. For poetry, he's paft his prime ; He takes an hour to find a rhyme : 100 His fire is out, his wit decay 'd, His fancy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 Seiten
..." Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith ! " Faith ! he muft make his ftorks fliorter, 95 " Or change his comrades once a quarter : " In half...round, " There muft another fet be found. " For poetry, he 's paft his prime : " He takes an hour to find a rhyme ; 100 " Hi< fire is out, his wit decay'd,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 Seiten
...younger folks, ** Who for his wine will bear his jokes. " Faith ! he muft make his ftories fhorter, 93 ^ Or change his comrades once a quarter; ** In half the time he talks them round, *l. There muft another fet be found. *f For poetry, -he's paft his prime : ** He takes an hour to find... | |
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To hear his out-of-fashion wit? But he takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he must make his stories shorter... 
