Perhaps if skill could distant times explore, New Behns, new Durfeys, yet remain in store; Perhaps where Lear has rav'd, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride ; Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet... The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 195von John Hawkins - 1787 - 602 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Matthew Arnold - 1881 - 632 Seiten
...has raved, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet...dance. Hard is his lot that, here by Fortune plac'd, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste ; With ev'ry meteor of caprice must play, And chase the new-blown... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 Seiten
...raved, aud Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps— for who cim puesp the effect* of chance?— Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet may dance.* Hard is him lot that, hen; by fortune placed, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste ; • With e\ery meteor... | |
| Dutton Cook - 1881 - 308 Seiten
...Lear has raved and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride ; • Perhaps (for who can guess the effects of chance ?) Here Hunt may box or Mahomet may dance." Even more deplorable events, still more beyond the prospect of Mr. Baddeley's belief, were to happen.... | |
| Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald - 1882 - 486 Seiten
...Lear has raved, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride ; Perhaps (for who can guess the effects of chance ?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet may dance. Hard is his lot that here by fortune placed, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste ; With every meteor of caprice must play, And chase... | |
| Mowbray Walter Morris - 1882 - 424 Seiten
...has raved, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance ?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet may dance. Hard is his lot that, here by Fortune placed, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste ; With every metor of caprice must play, And chase... | |
| 1885 - 668 Seiten
...has raved, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet...dance. Hard is his lot that, here by Fortune plac'd, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste; With ev'ry meteor of caprice must play, And chase the new-blown... | |
| Thomas Young Crowell - 1885 - 702 Seiten
...has raved, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet may dance. Hard is his lot that, here hy Fortune plac'd, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste; With ev'ry meteor of caprice must 153... | |
| Alfred Hix Welsh - 1887 - 264 Seiten
...agree with the honorable gentleman (Mr. Allen) that it is very pleasing. (c) Perhaps (for who can guess the effects of chance?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet may dance. If we exercise right principles (and we can not have them unless we exercise them), they must be perpetually... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 656 Seiten
...has raved, and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet...dance. Hard is his lot that, here by Fortune plac'd, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste ; With ev'ry meteor of caprice must play, And chase the new-blown... | |
| Mowbray Morris - 1898 - 394 Seiten
...Lear has raved and Hamlet died, On flying cars new sorcerers may ride : Perhaps (for who can guess th' effects of chance ?) Here Hunt may box, or Mahomet may dance. Hard is his lot that, here by Fortune placed, Must watch the wild vicissitudes of taste ; With every meteor of caprice must play. And chase... | |
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