...curls, And still recall those happier hours. BUTLER'S MONUMENT. When Butler, needy wretch! was still alive, No generous patron would a dinner give. See...shown; He asked for bread, and he received a stone. Tom swells in mammoth dignity, Loud blusters, swears and drinks, But put Tom in a corner, he Like any...

...yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give; See him. when starv'd to death and turned to diut, Presented with a monumental bust. The Poet's fate is here in emblem shown, He ask'd for bread, and he rccoiv'da stone 1 Mr Longueville has declared, that, notwithstanding the many...

...grave, and he was universally allowed to have been the greatest poet that the peninsula ever produced. " The poet's fate is here in emblem shown — He asked for bread, and he received a stone. " From contemplating the melancholy life of this great man, we turn to the more delightful task of...

...Hudibras, is said to have died of want.] Whilst Butler, needy wretch, was still alive. No gen'rous patron would a dinner give : See him, when starved...shown ; He asked for bread, and he received a stone. Wbat la Honor? BY SIR CHAKLES SFDLEY. Not to be captious, not unjustly fight ; 'Tie to confess what's...

...a dinner give. See him, resolved to clay and turned to dost. Presented with a monumental bust ! Tbc Poet's fate is here in emblem shown — He asked for bread, and he received a stone." Even Dryden sunk into neglect in his old age, having died in a garret in an obscure corner of London...

...would a diuner give. See him, resolved to clay and turned to dost. Presented with a monumental bnst ! The Poet's fate is here in emblem shown — He asked for bread, and be received a stone." 1846.] [December, Even Drydon sunk into neglect in his old age, having died in...

...yet alive, No purse-proud printer would a dinner give : ^ See him, when starved to death, and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust ! The poet's...shown : He asked for bread, and he received a stone." In the printed copies, "no generous patron" is found instead of " purse-proud printer." There are many...

...wretch, was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give : See him, when starved to death and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust. The poet's fate is here in emblem shown ; He ask'd for bread, and he received a stone." But the true type of the principles of taste, and the system,...

...needy wretch! was yet alive, No generous patron would a dinner give. Behold, now he 's dead and turn'd to dust, Presented with a monumental bust! The Poet's fate is here in emblem shown : — He atk'dfor bread— and lie received a ilone." They are here offered for the careful consideration of...

...exhibits the true bee-sting distinguishing the modern from the Greek old epigram :— The poet's fate ¡в here in emblem shown, He asked for bread and he received a stone. Tet even this " good gift " was long denied to both Dryden and Butler. The indefatigable Malone ignores...