 | John Todd - 1835 - 406 Seiten
...of a dunce, he mistook it for fame ; Till, his relish grown callous almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid,...mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind." 3. Never indulge in levity upon what is sacred. It is nearly impossible to treat any sacred subject... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 150 Seiten
...pleas'd, he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puif of a dunce he mistook it for fame ; 'Till, his relish...applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks *, ye Kellysf, and WoodfallsJ so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! * Vide page... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 Seiten
...(town lh» Sr* poet of all antiquity. Of praise a mere glutton, lie swallow'd what came, And the pufTof >60 Kcnricks, ye Kellys,* and Woodfallst so grave, "What a commerce was yours, while1 you got and you gave... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 472 Seiten
...pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, 4 If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. 1 James Macpherson, Esq. who lately, from the mere force... | |
 | Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1838 - 404 Seiten
...pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them hack. Of praise a mere glutton, lie swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. On another member of the club, the satirist, like his subject, was pleasant; this was Mr. Hickey a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 Seiten
...See Farquhar's Love in a Bottle, vol. ip 160. K Vide page 64. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for...paid them in kind. Ye <" Kenricks, ye ^Kellys, and 29 Woodfalls so grave, [y°u gave ? What a commerce was yours, while you got and How did Grub-street... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 242 Seiten
...pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them hack. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys *, and Woodfalls t so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! How did Grub-street re-echo... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 Seiten
...pack. For he knew, when he pleas'd, he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came. And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was sorest to please. But let us be candid and speak out oor mind; If dunces applauded, he paid them in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 Seiten
...down the fint poetof all antiquity. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the pufTof c come in for a share. As these offer the feeble mind a lese laborious entertainment, pepperM the highest, was surest to please. But let us he candid, and sjieak out our mind, If dunces... | |
 | John Todd - 1839 - 116 Seiten
...ascribed to Garrick by Goldsmith, against which I am warning you. "Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for feme ; Till his relish grown callous almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please.... | |
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Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,... 
