 Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick: He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,...  Poems, Plays and Essays - Page 104by Oliver Goldsmith - 1855 - 530 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1813 - 124 pages
...friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew^vhen he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a move glutton, he swallow'd what , came, And the puff of...he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye *Kellys, and fWoodfall so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave? / *^ How did Grub-street... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1816 - 240 pages
...cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,...out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kino. 78 Ye Kenricks, ye Kellysi, and Woodfalls2 so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...pleas'd he could whistle them back. [came, Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what Ana the puffof a dunce he mistook it for fame ; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, But let us be candid, and speak out our mind ; If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Book ornamentation - 1817 - 192 pages
...pack, For he knew vvheirhe pleas'd he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he svvallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for...he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys", and WoodfaHs" so grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got and you gave! How did Grub-street re-echo... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 pages
...huntsman his pack ; For he knew, when he pleas'd he could whistle them hack Of praise a mere glutton^he swallow'd what came. And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for fame; Till, his relish grown callons, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please But let us he candid and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...he pleased he could whistle them back. 1 The Rev. Dr. Dodd. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallowed what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces... | |
 | Thomas Davies - Theater - 1818 - 312 pages
...he pleas'd, IIP could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And HIP puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame ; 'Till his relish grown callous, ahnost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid and speak out... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1819 - 120 pages
...friends as a huntsman his pa<-k ; for he knew, when he pleas'd, he could whistle them back. . . , .,..-,. Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,...mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. ^ ' Te Kenricks*, ye Kelly sf, aud WoOdfallsJ so grave, , - , . - ^ What a commerce was yours, while... | |
 | Gulian C. Verplanck - New York (State) - 1819 - 226 pages
...write quite up to my patron's taste. Indeed I was in his service several months before I found out that Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,...disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. Pi PUFF. Page 131. " While all the plunder that rewards my toils, He makes his own—for what he steals... | |
 | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - New York (State) - 1819 - 310 pages
...write quite up to my patron's taste. Indeed I was in his service several months before I found out that Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,...callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was sorest to please. Page 131. *' While all the plunder that rewards my toils, He makes his own—for... | |
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