 Ruby, troth, you're much to blame, " To drink at this confounded rate, " To guzzle thus, early and late." Poor Tom, who just had took his whet, And at the door his uncle met, Surpris'd and thunder-struck, would fain Make his escape, but, oh ! in vain.  The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by ... - Seite 54von English poets - 1790Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 442 Seiten
...uncle met, Surpriz'd and thunder-ftruck, would fain Make his efcape, but, oh f in vain. Each blufli, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux...for your love, " And by your leftures would improve s " Yet, give me leave to fay, the ftreet " For conference is not fo meet. " Here in this room —... | |
 | 1794 - 918 Seiten
...cfcape, but, oh ! in vain, lach blufh, that giow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in hi« face; No loop-hole left, no flight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. MI own (faid he) I'm very bad — '• A lot — incorrigibly mad — " But, lir — 1 thank you for... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 Seiten
...uncle met, ' Surpru'd and thunder, il rück, would fain Make his efcape, but, oh ! in vain. Each blufh, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux...no flight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. " 1 own (faid be) I'm very bad— " A fot— incorrigibly mad — 41 But, fir — I thank you for your... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 Seiten
...but, oh ! in Tain. Each b!u(h, that gtow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in his face; *Jo loop-hole left, no flight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. * I own," laid he, " I'm very bad— ' A fot — incorrigibly mad — 1 But, fir — I thank you for your love,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1802 - 316 Seiten
...thunder-ftruck, would fain Make his efcape, but, Oh ! in vain. Each Wufli, that glow'd with an ill gra«, Lighted the flambeaux in his face ; No loop-hole left,...flight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. " I own (laid he) I'm very bad — " A fot — incorrigibly mad — " But, fir — I thank you for your love,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1802 - 298 Seiten
...uncle met, Surpriz'd and thunder-ftruck, would fain Make his efcape, but, Oh ! in vain. Each blufh, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in his face ; No loop-hoje left, no llight pretence , To palliate the foul offence. ' I own (faid he) I'm very bad—... | |
 | William Somerville, Thomas Park - 1805 - 184 Seiten
...uncle met, Snrpris'd and thunderstruck, would fain Make his escape, but, oh ! in vain. Each blush, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in his face ; No loop-hole left, no slight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. ' I own,' said he, ' I'm very bad — A sot — incorrigibly... | |
 | William Somerville, Thomas Park - 1808 - 354 Seiten
...his uncle met, Surpris'd and thunderstruck, would fain Make his escape, but, oh! in vain. Each blush, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in his face; No loop-hole left, no slight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. ' I own,' said he, ' I'm very bad— A sot—incorrigibly... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 Seiten
...uncle met, Surpris'd and thunder-struck, would fain Make his escape, but, oh ! in vain. Each blush, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in his face ; No loop-hole left, no slight pretence, To palliate the foul offence. " I own (said he) I'm very bad — " A sot — incorrigibly... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 418 Seiten
...uncle met, Surpris'd and thunder-struck, would fain Make his escape, but, oh ! in vain. Each blush, that glow'd with an ill grace, Lighted the flambeaux in his face j VOL. iv. ' H No loop-hole left, no slight pretence, To palliate the fonl offence, " I own (said he)... | |
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