 | 1847 - 526 Seiten
...YOUNG'S Love of Fame. 13. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dun*e, he mistook it for fame ; Till, his relish grown callous...disease, Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please. GOLDSMITH'S Retaliation. 14. A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 744 Seiten
...glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for fame ; Till his relish groum callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest...our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Yc Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 1294 Seiten
...pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper' d the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces... | |
 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 Seiten
...Imitation is the sincerest of flattery. CC COLTON— Lawn. P. 127. 4 Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd l @XkYk@V . liis relish grown callous, almost to displease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. GOLDSMITH... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1923 - 440 Seiten
...red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; "Twas only that when he was off he was acting. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind ; Ye Kenricks, and Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! How did Grub... | |
 | Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 Seiten
...pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd doth bree Woodfalls so grave,1 What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! How did Grub Street re-echo... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1924 - 440 Seiten
...red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; "Twas only that when he was off he was acting. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind ; Ye Kenricks, and Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! How did Grub... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - 1926 - 744 Seiten
...pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise, a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ? How did Grub-street re-echo... | |
 | Kathleen Winifred Campbell - 1926 - 220 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...he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,* and Woodfalls 5 so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! 1 The Rev. Dr. Dodd.... | |
 | Kathleen Winifred Campbell - 1926 - 224 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...dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,4 and Woodfalls 5 so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave ! 1 The Rev.... | |
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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,... 
