 Wisheth her health, and joy, and equal love. Meanwhile, he smokes, and laughs at merry tale, Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. But I, whom griping Penury surrounds, And Hunger, sure attendant upon Want, With scanty offals...  The beauties of English poetry, selected from the most esteemed authors, by ... - Page 61edited by - 1804Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...love. Meanwhile, he smokes, and laughs at merry tale, Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. But I, whom griping Penury surrounds, And Hunger, sure attendant...vile, and with a warming puff Regale chill'd fingers i or from tube as black As winter-chimney, or well-polished jet, Exhale mundungus, ill-perfuming scent... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 298 pages
...love. Meanwhile, he smokes, and laughs at merry tale Or pun ambiguous, or conumdrum quaint ; But I, whom griping penury surrounds, And hunger, sure attendant...winter-chimney or well-polish'd jet Exhale mundungus, ill perfuming scent ! Not blacker tube, nor of a shorter size, Smokes Cambro-Briton (versed in pedigree,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 304 pages
...love. Meanwhile, he smokes, and laughs at merry tale Or pun ambiguous, or conumdrum quaint : But I, whom griping penury surrounds, And hunger, sure attendant...solitary walk, or doze at home In garret vile, and with a wanning puff Regale chill'd fingers, or from tube as black As winter-chimney or well-polish'd jet Exhale... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...love. Meanwhile, he smokes, and laughs at merry tale, Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. But I, (/ (/ (/ well polish'djet, Exhale mundungus, ill perfuming scent : Not blacker tube, nor of a shorter size,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...sure attendant upon want, With seanty offals, and small aeid tiff, (Wretehed repast!) my meagre eorpse ow loosely does Astrtea tread, Who fairly puts all eharaeters to bed ! And idle Cibber, how ehill'd fingers ; or from tube as blaek As winter-ehiumey, or well polish'd jet, Exhale mundungus,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...love. Meanwhile, he smokes, arid laughs at merry tale, Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. But I, whom griping Penury surrounds, And Hunger, sure attendant upon Want, With scanty ollals, and small acid tiff*, (Wretched repast !) my meagre corpse sustain : Then solitary walk, or... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 878 pages
...ii. c. 4. TIFF, ni A low word, I suppose, without etymology. — Johnson. Liquor; drink; a pet. I, whom griping penury surrounds. And hunger, sure attendant...scanty offals, and small acid tiff', Wretched repast 1 my meagre corps sustain. Philip». TIF'FANY, ns Old Fr. liffer, t« dress up.— Skinner. Very thin... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...impertinent, as it would be to let the carving of a ship cost more than all the rest of it — Seville. DCI. 1, whom griping penury surrounds, And hunger, sure...With scanty offals, and small acid tiff, Wretched repasts my meagre corps sustain, Then solitary walk, or dose at home In garret vile, and with a warming... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...impertinent, as it would be to let the carving of a ship cost more than all the rest of it—Seville. DCL And hunger, sure attendant upon want, With scanty offals, and small acid till', Wretched repasts my meagre corps sustain, Then solitary walk, or dose at home In garret vile,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...love ; Mean-while he smokes and laughs at merry tale Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint : But I, whom griping penury surrounds And hunger, sure attendant...Regale chill'd fingers ; or from tube as black As winter chimney, or well-polish'd jet Exhale mundungus, ill perfuming scent ! Not blacker tube, nor... | |
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