This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784 Excerpt: ...many more, " Was ever year unbiefs'd as this?" he'll cry, 115 " It has not brought us one new butterfly!" tn times that fuffer fuch learn'd men as thefe, Unhappy l y! how came you to pleafe? Not gaudy butterslies are Lico's game, But in esfect his chafe is much the fame: 130 Warm in purfuit, he levees all the great, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784 Excerpt: ...many more, " Was ever year unbiefs'd as this?" he'll cry, 115 " It has not brought us one new butterfly!" tn times that fuffer fuch learn'd men as thefe, Unhappy l y! how came you to pleafe? Not gaudy butterslies are Lico's game, But in esfect his chafe is much the fame: 130 Warm in purfuit, he levees all the great, Stanch to the foot of title and estate: Where'er their lordships go, they never sind Or Lico or their shadows lag behind; He fets them fure, where'er their lordships run, 135 Clofe at their elbows, as a morning-dun; As if their grandeur by contagion wrought, And fame was, like a fever, to be caught: But after feven years dance from place to place The Danes is more familiar with his Grace. 140 Who'd be a crutch to prop a rotten peer, Or living pendent dangling at his ear, For ever whilp'ring fecrets which were blown For months before, by trumpets, thro' the Town! Who'd be a glafs, with flattering grimace, 145 Still to reflect the temper of his face i Or happy pin to stick upon his fleeve, When my lord's gracious, and vouchfafes it leave? Or cufhion, when his heavinefs shall pleafe To loll or thump it for his better eafe? I50 Or a vile butt, for noon or night befpoke, When the peer rashly fwears he 'll club his joke? Who'd fhake with laughter, tho' he could not sind His lordship's jest, or, if his nofe broke wind? For bleffings to the gods profoundly bow, I 5 5 That can cry chimney-fweep, or drive a plough? With terms like thefe how mean the tribe that clofe? Scarce meaner they who terms like thefe impofe. But what's the tribe most likely to comply? The men of ink, or ancient authors, lie; 160 The writing tribe, who shamelefs auctions hold Of praife, by inch of candle to be fold; & + A Daniih dog of the Duke of Argylc. All ...
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Add this copy of The Poetical Works of the Reverend Dr. Edward Young to cart. $48.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Nabu Press.
