 Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes; So over violent, or over civil, That every man, with him, was God or devil.  English Critical Essays (nineteenth Century) - Seite 332herausgegeben von - 1924 - 610 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 Seiten
...god or devil. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art : Nothing went unrewarded hut desert. 5(5o Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from Court ; then sought relief By forming parties, hut could ne'er he chief : For,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 Seiten
...extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was GOD or devil. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 Seiten
...extremes ; ' So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was GOD or devil. In squand'ring wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded...too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from court ; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief ; For,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 Seiten
...judgment) in extremes; So over violent, or over civil, That every man, with him, was god or devil. Ill squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing...too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laugh'd himself from Court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 498 Seiten
...squand'ring wealth was his peculiar ait, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar1 d by fools, when still he found, too late, He had his jest, and they had his estate." J * In the Epistle to Lord Bathurst. * [In a lampoon ascribed to Dryden, the writer says: " His grace... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 Seiten
...with him, was god or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went uurewarded, hut desert: Beggar'd by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He langh'd himself from Court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 Seiten
...or devil. In squandering wealth was his peculiar art; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late; He had his jest, and they had his estate. He laughed himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief; For,... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809 - 344 Seiten
...Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes : VOL. II. S So over violent, or over civil, That every man with...too late ; He had his jest, and they had his estate : He laugh'd himself from court; then sought relief By forming parties, but could ne'er be chief: For,... | |
 | Thomas Faulkner - 1810 - 514 Seiten
...squandering wealth, was his peculiar art, Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggar'd by fools, when still he found, too late He had his jest, and they had his estate." Pope, in " The Epistle to Lord Bathurst," thus alt ludes to his death : " In the worst inn's worst... | |
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