| History - 1796 - 690 pages
...a wench, let his writings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafle r That the Rake and the Poet o'er all may prevail, Set...For the joy of each fex, on the world I'll beftow ir, This fcho'lar, rake, chriftian, dupe, gamefter, and poet; Though a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...love of a wench, let his writings be chaile; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafte ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail,...tail : For the joy of each fex, on the world I'll bellow it, This Scholar, Rake, Chrijiian, Dupt, Gamtfler and Poet : Tho' a mixture fo odd, he (hall... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...love of a wench, let his writings be chafle; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafte ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail,...tail : For the joy of each fex, on the world I'll bellow it, This Scholar, Rate, Qhrijlian, Dupe, Gamefter and Poet: Tho' a mixture fo odd, he fliall... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
...a wench, let his writings be chafte; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafie : That the Rake and the Poet o'er all may prevail, Set...I'll beftow it, This fcholar, rake, chriftian, dupe, gameller, and poetj Though a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame, And, amongft other mortals,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...love of a wench, let his writings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafte; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail,...to the head, and fet fire to the tail : For the joy cf each fex, on the world I'll beftow it, This/?.W«;-, rake, Cbriftian, dupe, gamefter, and/oj/.Though... | |
| Thomas Davies - Actors - 1780 - 458 pages
...-,\ That th'e rake and the poet o'er air'rnay r prev,ail, Set fire to h'is liead, and fet fire to his tail. For the joy of each fex on the world I'll beftow it, . " ir '\ ' | • r-''I''' ' C ' • '• ' ~* ~ ' "f i This fcholar, rake, chriftian, dupe, ,gainefier,... | |
| John Almon - English literature - 1784 - 422 pages
...love of a wench, let his writings b« chafte; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafte, That the Rake and the Poet o'er all may prevail,...Set fire to the head, and fet fire to the tail : For For the joy of each fex on the world I'll beftow it : This Scholar, Rake, Chriftian, Dupe, Gamefter,... | |
| English poetry - 1785 - 316 pages
...wench, let his writings be challe 5 Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine baking, tafte, For the joy of each fex on the world I'll beftow it: This Scholar, Rake, Chriftian, Dupe, Gamefter, and Poet, Tho' a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great fame,... | |
| John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 480 pages
...love of a wench, let his writings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tafte^— That the Rake and the Poet o'er all may...the tail : For the joy of each fex on the world I'll bellow it : This Scholar, Rake, Chriftiau, Dupe, Gamefter, and Poet, Thro' a mixture fo odd, he fhall... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...a wench, let his writings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine taflc : That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set...the joy of each fex, on the world I'll beftow it, Ttiisfcholar, rake, Cbrijlian, dupe, gamtfler, and poet : Though a mixture fo odd, he fhall merit great... | |
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