 Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks; Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies:...  The Works of Voltaire: A Contemporary Version - Page 161by Voltaire - 1901Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, *32O In puns, or politics, or talcs, or lies, Cr spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies; His wit all see-saw...up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis. .325 Amphibious thing! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart, Fop at the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw...up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis. 325 Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head or the corrupted heart ; Fop at the... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spue, or smut, or rbymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw between that...And he himself one vile antithesis. Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart, Fop at the toilette, flatt'rer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...Half froth, half venom, spits himself ahroad, M In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw between that and this, 1 Now high, now low, now master up, now miss, > And he himself one vile antithesis. J Amphihious thing... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or mint, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw between...Now high, now low, now master up, now miss, > And be himself one vile antithesis. ) Amphihious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head, or... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw...And he himself one vile antithesis. Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart ; Fop at the toilet, flatterer... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...froth, half venom, spit* himself abroad, 320 In pnns, or polit'us, or tales, or lies. Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit all see-saw,...now low, now master up, now miss, And he himself one rile Antithesis. Amphibious, thing ! that, acting either part, The trifling head ! or the corrupted... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...or lies, Or KpiU", or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit all sec-saw, between that and tliistj Now high, now low. now master up, now miss, And he himself one vile Antithesis. Amphibious thine ! that, acting either part, The trifling head ! or the corrupted heart, Fop at the toilet, flatterer... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit all sea-saw, between that and this, Now high, now low, now master...up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis. 325 Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart, Fop VER.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 762 pages
...purple flood. Dryden. SEES. See SEEZ, N° x, and a. » SEESAW, ni [from taw.} A reciprocating motion.— His wit all seesaw, between that and this Now high, now low, now matter up, now mifs, And be birafelf one vile antithcfis. Pope, £ee * is; | ow J I p'-} ' * To SIESAW.... | |
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