 So proud, so grand; of that stupendous air, Soft and agreeable come never there. Greatness with Timon dwells in such a draught As brings all Brobdignag before your thought. To compass this, his building is a town, His pond an ocean, his parterre a down...  Illustrations of Human Life - Page 118by Robert Plumer Ward - 1837Full view - About this book
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 432 pages
...with Timon, dwells in fuch a Draught As brings all Brobdignag before your Thought. To compafs this, his Building is a Town, His Pond an Ocean, his Parterre a Down : Who but muft laugh, the Matter when-he ices ? A puny Infeft, fliiv'ring at a Breeze. Xo, what huge Heaps of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...as pyramids of dark green, continnaHy repeated j not unlike a funeral proceffion. T"o compafs this, his Building is a Town, His Pond an Ocean, his Parterre a Down: Who but muft laugh the matter when he fees, A puny infeft, fhiv'ring at a breeze.! L,o, what jiuge heaps of... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...with Timon, dwells in ftich a " draught As brings all Brobdignag before your thought. To compafs this, his building is a Town, *' His pond an Ocean, his parterre a Down : " Who but muft laugh, the Mafter when he " fees, " A puny infect, fhiv'ring at a breeze ! " Lo, what huge heaps... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...with Timon, dwells in fuch a. " draught As brings all Brobdignag before your thought. To compafs this, his building is a Town, His pond an Ocean, his parterre a Down : Who but muft laugh, the Mafter when he " fees, A puny infect, fhiv'ring at a breeze J Lo, what huge heaps of... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...draught, As brings all Brobdingnag before your thought. To compass this, his building is a town, 205 His pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh the master when he sees, A puny insect shiv'ring at a breeze! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...with Timon, dwells in fuch a draught As brings all Brobdignag before your thought. To compafs this, his building is a Town, His Pond an Ocean, his Parterre a down : Who but muft laugh, the Matter when he fees, A puny infect, ibiv'ring at a breeze ! JLo, what huge heaps of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...with Timen, dwells in fuch a draught As brings all Brobdignag before year thought. To compafs this, his. Building is a Town, His Pond an Ocean, his Parterre a Down : Who but mult laugh, the Matter when he fees, A puny infeit, fliiv'ring at a breeze 1 Lo, Lo, what huge heaps... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...with Timon, dwells in luch a draught As brings all Brobdignag before your thought. To compafs this, his building is a town, His pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but muft laugh, the mafter when he fees, A puny infeft, fliiv'ring at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1816 - 924 pages
...a draught Ai brings all Drobdiguag before jour thought. To compass this, liis building na town, lia pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh, the master «hen he see«, A puny insecT, shivering Ht a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of li'.tlencss around Î... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...draught As brings all Brobdingnag before your thought. To compass this his building is a town, 105 His pond an ocean, his parterre a down : Who but must laugh the master when he sees, A puny insect shiv'ring at a breeze ! Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around ! The whole a labour'd quarry above... | |
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