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" And compass vile; so that ye taught a school Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and clip, and fit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their verses tallied. Easy was the task: A thousand handicraftsmen wore the mask Of Poesy. "
Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life - Page 93
by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 1

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Authors, English - 1830 - 528 pages
...handicraftsmen wore the mask Of poesy. Ill- fated, Impious race. That blasphemed tbe bright lyrist to bit pleasur M irk 41 with most flimsy inultos, and in large The name of one Boileau ° " A little before the manner...
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Mémoires publiés par Thomas Moore, Volume 4

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 336 pages
...handicrafts men wore thé mask Of poesy. Ill-fated, impious race, That blasphemed thé bright Jyrist to his face, And did not know it; no, they went about Holding a poor décrépit standard out Mark'd with raost flimsy mottos , and in largo The narae of one Boileau ! (2)...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 2

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - Poets, English - 1831 - 576 pages
...wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a schoolj Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their verses tallied. Easy was tke task : A thousand handicraftsmen wore the mask Of poesy. Ill-fated, impious race, That blasphemed...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 2

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - English letters - 1831 - 572 pages
...wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a echoolj Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and fit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their...they went about Holding a poor decrepit standard out • * Written by Lord Byron's early friend, the Rev. Francis Hodgson. t The étrange verses that follow...
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals,

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 404 pages
...* Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Theit verses tallied. Easy was the task : A thousand handicraftsmen wore the mask Of poesy. Ill-fated, impious race, n - . | .That blasphemed the bright lyrist to his face, And did not know it ; no, they went about Holding...
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Letters and journals [&c.].

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1833 - 678 pages
...rule ' And compass vile ; so that ye taught a schoolt ' Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, andyW, ' Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, ' Their verses tallied. Easy wns the task : ' A thousand handicraftsmen wore the mask ' Of poesy. Ill-fated, impious race, ' That...
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 5

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - Poets, English - 1835 - 396 pages
...rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a school * Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, saidjit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their...poor decrepit standard out Mark'd with most flimsy mult us, and in large The name of one Boileau.' " A little before the manner of Pope is termed " '...
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The Works of George Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 5

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 396 pages
...wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a school * Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their verses tallied. Easy was tlie task : A thousand handicraftsmen wore the mask Of poesy. Ill-fated, impious race, That blasphemed...
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 5

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1839 - 398 pages
...wretched rule And compass vile ; so that ye taught a school * Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and chip, and Jit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit,...with most flimsy mottos, and in large The name of erne Boileau.' " A little before the manner of Pope is termed '" Asctsmf, Nurtured by foppery and barbarism,...
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The Poetical Works of Howitt, Milman, and Keats: Complete in One Volume

Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 552 pages
...rule And compass vile : во that ye taught a school Of dolts to smooth, inlay, and clip, and fit, Till, like the certain wands of Jacob's wit, Their...Ill-fated, impious race ! That blasphemed the bright Lyiist to his face, And did not know it, — no, they went about, Holding a poor, decrepit standard...
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