| English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...: O, why wou'd he, with Wealth and Honour bleft, Rcfufe bis Age the needful Hours of Reft ; Punifli a Body, which he cou'd not pleafe, Bankrupt of Life, yet prodigal of Eaft; And all, to leave, what with his Toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two-legM Thing, a Son ? Got,... | |
| John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 424 pages
...Hours of Reft ? Funi(ha Body which he cou'd not pleafe 4 ' Bankrupt of Life, yet Prodigal of cafe ? And all to leave, what with his Toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two legg'd thing, a Son: Got, while his Soul did huddl'd Norions try ;. And born a (hapelefs... | |
| Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 pages
...ho:.., of iv.-u • Punilh a Body which he cou'd not plcafe ; Bankrupt of Life, yet Prodigal of eafc .' And all to leave, what with his Toil he won, To that unfeathei'd, two legg'd thing, a Son: Cot, while his Soul did huddl'd Notions try j And botn a fliapeleis... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...with wealth and honor bleft, Refufe his age the needful hours of reft ? Punifh a body which he could not pleafe ; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of eafe...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a fon ; Got, while his foul did huddled notions try ; And born a fhapelefs... | |
| Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...character of Achitophel is alfo drawn with great art and power of poetry ; how fevere are thefe lines ? And all to leave, what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two legg'd thing, a fon : Got, while his foul did huddled notions tryj And born a fliapelefs... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...with wealth and honour bleft, Refufe his age the needful hours of reft ? Punifh a body which he could not pleafe ; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of eafe...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-leg g'd thing, a fon ; Got, while his foul did huddled notions try ; Ar.d born a fhapelefs... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...hours of reft ? I'unifh a body, which he cculd not pleafe; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of cafe? And all to leave, what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two-legg'u thing, a fon j Got, while his foul did huddl'd notions try; And born a fhapelefs... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...hours of rest ? 166 Punish a body which he could not please ; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease .' And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two-legg'd thing, a son ; 170 Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...and honour bleft, Refufe his age the needful hours of reft I I 5 Punifli Punifh a body which he could not pleafe; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of eafe...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a fon ; Got, while his foul did huddled notions try ; And born a fhapelefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 336 pages
...of reft f 5 PvniA Punim a body which he could not pleafe ; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of cafe ? And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a fon ; Got, while his foul did huddled notions try ; And born a fhapelefs... | |
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