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... trade , ( Which oftentimes will genius fetter ) Read works of fancy , it is said ; And cultivated the Belles Letters . And why should this be thought so odd ? Can't men have taste who cure a phthysic ? Of Poetry tho ' Patron - God ...
... trade , ( Which oftentimes will genius fetter ) Read works of fancy , it is said ; And cultivated the Belles Letters . And why should this be thought so odd ? Can't men have taste who cure a phthysic ? Of Poetry tho ' Patron - God ...
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... trade . ' Here I sit moping all the live - long night , ' Devour'd by spleen , and stranger to delight ; ' Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast ' Resolv'd to break my heart as well as rest . ' A MEDICINE FOR THE LADIES . 13 ...
... trade . ' Here I sit moping all the live - long night , ' Devour'd by spleen , and stranger to delight ; ' Till morn sends staggering home a drunken beast ' Resolv'd to break my heart as well as rest . ' A MEDICINE FOR THE LADIES . 13 ...
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... trade , And all people said , That mischief to nothing but fish he design'd , To all people else , he was candid and kind . One day as he went to the brink of the lake , Persuading the fishes their dinner to take , ( The last he ...
... trade , And all people said , That mischief to nothing but fish he design'd , To all people else , he was candid and kind . One day as he went to the brink of the lake , Persuading the fishes their dinner to take , ( The last he ...
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... trade , Had soon a pretty fortune made ; . And did what few had ever done , Left thirty thousand to his son . } The son , a gay , young swagg'ring blade , Abhorr'd the very name of trade , And lest reflection should be thrown On him ...
... trade , Had soon a pretty fortune made ; . And did what few had ever done , Left thirty thousand to his son . } The son , a gay , young swagg'ring blade , Abhorr'd the very name of trade , And lest reflection should be thrown On him ...
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... trade . You put the cap on , and it fits , ' Reply'd one of the Yorkshire wits ; Our words , in common acceptation , " Could not find out your occupation ; " Twas you yourself gave us the clue , To find out both your trade and you ...
... trade . You put the cap on , and it fits , ' Reply'd one of the Yorkshire wits ; Our words , in common acceptation , " Could not find out your occupation ; " Twas you yourself gave us the clue , To find out both your trade and you ...
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Page 109 - But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne...
Page 113 - So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning ; While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship...
Page 109 - And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he, And he sat down upon the bank, Under the willow-tree.
Page 110 - quoth he, " For an if thou hast a wife, The happiest draught thou hast drank this day That ever thou didst in thy life. " Or has thy good woman, if one thou hast, Ever here in Cornwall been ? For an if she have, I'll venture my life She has drank of the Well of St Keyne.
Page 114 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Page 7 - As in a maze he stood to gaze, The truth can't be denied, Sir, He spied a score of Kegs or more, Come floating down the tide, Sir. A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First damn'd his eyes, in great surprise, Then said,
Page 9 - A hundred men with each a pen, Or more upon my word, sir, It is most true would be too few, Their valor to record, sir.
Page vi - His muzzle, formed of opposition stuff, Firm as a Foxite, would not lose its ruff; So kept it, laughing at the steel and suds. Hodge, in a passion, stretched his angry jaws, Vowing the direst vengeance, with clenched claws, On the vile cheat that sold the goods. " Razors ! A mean, confounded dog ! Not fit to scrape a hog...