 | Abraham Cowley - English essays - 1772 - 228 pages
...retrial in the country, which I thought in that cafe: I might eafily have compaffed, as well as fome others, with no greater probabilities or pretences,...extraordinary fortunes: but I had before written a fhrewd prophefy againft myfelf; and I think Apollo infpired me. in the truth, though not in the elegance,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 298 pages
...retreat in the country ; which I thought in that cafe I might eafily have compafied, as well as fome others, with no greater probabilities or pretences,...extraordinary fortunes : but I had before written a fhrewd prophefy againft myfelf ; and I think Apollo infpired me in the truth, though not in the elegance,... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...plainly see, This busy world and I shall ne'er agree, &c. And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from his majesty's happy restoration, but...might easily have compassed, as well as some others, who, . with no greater probabilities or pretences, have ar. rived to extraordinary fortunes. But I... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...plainly see, This busy world and I shall ne'er agree, &c. And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from- his majesty's happy restoration, but...might easily have compassed, as well as some others, who, with no greater probabilities or pretences, have arrived to extraordinary fortunes. But I had... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...the country, which I thought in that case I might easily have compassed, as well as some others, who, with no greater probabilities or pretences, have arrived...had before written a shrewd prophecy against myself, arid I think Apollo inspired me in the truth, though not in the elegance of it: Thou neither great... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...plainly see, This busy world and I shall ne'er agree, Ice.* And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from his majesty's happy restoration, but...case I might easily have compassed, as well as some otherst who with no greater probabilities or pretences, have arrived to extraordinary fortunes. But... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...&c. And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from his majesty's happy restoration bit the getting into some moderately convenient retreat in the country; which I thought in that ease I might easily have compassed, as well as some others, with no greater probabilities or pretences,... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...the country, which I thought in that case I might easily have compassed, as well as some others, who, with no greater probabilities or pretences, have arrived...before written a shrewd prophecy against myself, and 1 think Apollo inspired me in the truth, though not in the elegance of it: Thou neither great at Court,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 424 pages
...plainly see This busy world and I shall ne'er agree," &c. And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from his majesty's happy restoration, but...but I had before written a shrewd prophecy against myselfand I think Apollo inspired me in the truth, though not in the elegance of it : Thou neither... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...plainly see This busy world and I shall ne'er agree, &c. And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from his majesty's happy Restoration, but...might easily have compassed, as well as some others, who with no greater probabilities or pretences, have arrived to extraordinary fortune : but I had before... | |
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Well, then, I now do plainly see This busy world and I shall ne'er agree, &c. And I never then proposed to myself any other advantage from his majesty's happy restoration, but the getting into some moderately convenient retreat in the country... 
