 What late he call'da blessing* now was wit, And God's good providence a lucky hit. Things change their titles as our manners turn, His counting-house employ'd the Sunday morn: Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life), But duly sent his family and wife.  De Vere: Or, The Man of Independence - Page 220by Robert Plumer Ward - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...their titles as our manners turn ; His compting-house employ'd the Sunday morn : 381 Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the devil ordain'd) one Christmas-tide My good old lady catch'da cold and dy'd. A nymph of... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...their titles , as our manners turn : His Compting-house employ'd the Sunday morn r Seldom at Church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the Devil ordain'd) one Christmas-lid* My good old Lady catch'da cold and died. AlMymph of... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...titles, as our manners turn ; Narratio*. His compting-house employs the Sunday morn. Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife, There (so the Devil ordain'd) one Christmas tide My good old lady caught a cold, and dy'd. A nymph... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...change their titles, as our manners turn : His compting-bouse employ'd the Sunday Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life), But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the devil ordain'd) one Christmastide My good old lady catch'da cold, anil died. A nymph... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...change their titles, as our manners turn : His Compting-house employ'd the Sunday morn: Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the Devil ordain'd) one Christmas tide My good old lady catch'da cold and dy'd. A nymph of... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...their titles as our mauners turn : His comptiog-honse eraploy'd the Sunday morn : Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the devil ordain'd) one Christmas-tide My good old lady catch'da void and died. A nymph of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...their titles as our manners turn : His compting-honse employ °d the Sunday morn : Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the devil ordain'd) one Christmas-tide My good old lady catcb'da cold and died. A nymph of... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...change their titles, as our manners turn : His compting-hoaseemploy'd the Sunday morn: Seldom at church d bid ne - There (so the devil orcLiin'd) one Christmas-tide My good old lady catch'da cold, and died. A nymph... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...their titles, as our manners turn : His compting-house employ'd the Sunday morn : Seldom at church, ('twas such a busy life,) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the devil ordain'd) one Christmas-tide My good old lady catch'da cold, and dy'd. A nymph... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...change their titles as our manners turn : His counting-house employ'd the Sunday morn: Seldom at church ('twas such a busy life) But duly sent his family and wife. There (so the devil ordain'd) one Christmas-tide My good old lady catch'da cold and died. A nymph of... | |
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