 With all the Turns of Whigs and Tories: "Was cheerful to his dying Day, "And Friends would let him have his Way. "He gave the little Wealth he had, "To build a House for Fools and Mad: "And shew'd by one satiric Touch, "No Nation wanted it so much: "That...  The works of ... Jonathan Swift - Página 199de Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 80 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Thomas Campbell - 1777 - 518 páginas
...idiots, for the founding of which Swift bequeathed his fortune — or- to ufe his own words : He left the little wealth he had, To build a houfe for fools and mad, And fhew'd, by one fatiric touch, No nation wanted it fo much. LETLETTER XLII. Dublin. TF Ireland mould ftill appear deficient... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1779 - 476 páginas
...to hear an idiot quote A verfc from Horace, learnt by rote. " He knew an hundred pleafant ftoriej, With all the turns of Whigs and Tories , Was chearful...little wealth he had To build a houfe for fools and mad j And Ihew'd, by one fatiric touch, No nation wanted it fo much; That kingdom ' he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 páginas
...ear : — " But — not one fcrman, you may fwear." " He knew an hundred pleafmg ftories, 525 •" With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : " Was chearful to his dying-day; " And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verfe or profe, " l own... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 páginas
...pleafmg ftories, 480 " With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : ** Was cheerful to his dying-day ; ** And friends would let him have his way. " He gave...wealth he had ** To build a houfe for fools and mad ; 485 " And fhewed, by one fatiric touch, "No nation wanted it fo much. [ »47 1 AN EPISTLE TO TWO... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 páginas
...mayfwear." He knew an hundred pleafant ftories, 525 With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : Was cheerful to his dying day, And friends would let him have his way. As for his works in verfe or profe, I own myfelf no judge of thofe. 530 Nor 288 To THEEA R. L Nor can... | |
 | 1787 - 446 páginas
...He knew an hundred pleasant stories, 525 ' With all the turns of Whigs and Tories ; ' Was cheerful to his dying day, ' And friends would let him have his way." " As for his Works in verse or prose, ' I own myself no judge of those; . 530 ' Nor can I tell what... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 páginas
...mifs'd his aim, 535 The <warld mufl own it to their jhame, The praife is his, and theirs the hlair.i. He gave the little wealth he had To build a houfe for fools and mad; To mew, by one fatiric touch, 549 No nation wanted it fo much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor;... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 268 páginas
...fwenr." " He knew an hundred piealing {lories, <! With all the turns of Whigs and Tories : " Was cheerful to his dying day ; *' And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verfe or profe, u I own myfelf no judge of thofe. " -Nor can I tell what critics... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 páginas
...mifs'd his aim, The •u.-nrid muft own it to their Jhamt, The praife is Hi, and theirs the ttamc. He gave the little wealth he had To build a houfe for fooH and mad ; " To fhow, by one fatiric touch, " No nation wanted it f<> much. That kingdom he hath... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 páginas
...fwcar." " lit knew an hundred pleafing rtorics. With ail the turns of Whigs and Tories 1 Was cheerful to his dying day ; • And friends would let him have his way. " As for his works in verfe or prole, " I own myfelf no judge of thofe. Nor can I tell what critics... | |
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