d to find or forge a fault; A turn for punning, call it Attic salt; To Jeffrey go, be silent and discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet: Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a sharper hit ; Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit; Care... English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers: A Satirevon George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1809 - 85 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| George Clinton (biographer of Byron.) - 1825 - 314 Seiten
...another place. Take hackneyed jukes from Miller, got by rote, With just euough of learning to misquote ; A mind well skilled to find or forge a fault; A turn...discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet : Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit; Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit; Care not... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 546 Seiten
...hackney' d jokes from MILLER, got by rote, With just enough of learning to misquote; A mind well skill'd to find or forge a fault, A turn for punning, call...discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet : Tear not to lie, 't will seem a lucky hit; Shrink not from blasphemy, 't will pass for wit ; Care... | |
| 1825 - 454 Seiten
...reviewers and topping rhymesters of the day. The following extracts will serve as a specimen : Jeffrey. " To Jeffrey go, be silent and discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet ; Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit, Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit." Scott.... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 Seiten
...hackney'd jokes from MILLEB, got by rote, With just enough of learning to misquote, A mind well skill'd ure dumb! The forest's trees (coeval with the hour...knowledge for her dower, Or Adam his first hymn of slavery Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit ; Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit; Care not... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 Seiten
...hackney'd jokes from MILLKB, got by rote, With jnst enough of learning to misquote, A mind well skill'dto find or forge a fault; A turn for punning, call it...discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet : Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit; Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit; Care not... | |
| 1826 - 372 Seiten
...MILLER got by rote, With just enough of learning to misquote ; A mind well skill'd to forge or find a fault, A turn for punning, call it attic salt; To...discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per shuet; l-'ear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit, Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit;... | |
| 1826 - 384 Seiten
...learning to misquote ; A mind well skill'd to forge or find a fault, A turn for punning, call it uttic salt; To JEFFREY go, be silent and discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet ; Fear not to He, 'twill seem a lucky hit, Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit; Care not... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1826 - 202 Seiten
...hackney'd jokes from Miller got hy rote, With just enough of learning to misquote i A mind, wen skili'd to find or forge a fault. A turn for punning, call it Attic salti To Jeffrey go, he silent and discreet. His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheett 70 Fear... | |
| George Clinton - 1828 - 888 Seiten
...Review.' Take hackneyed jokes from Miller, got by rote, With just enough of learning to misquote ; A mind well skilled to find or forge a fault; A turn...discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet : Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit; Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit; Care not... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 820 Seiten
...youth, by fortune favored, but by love, Alas '. not favoured less, be still as now Discreet. Thorium. To Jeffrey go, be silent and discreet, His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet : Fear not to lie, 'twill seem a lucky hit, Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit. Byron.... | |
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