 Wharton, the scorn and wonder of our days, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise: Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him or he dies; Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master...  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 384by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...Wharton, the scorn and worder of our days ! ife Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise ; Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Tho' wond'ring senates hung on all he spo!;es Theclub must hail him master of the joke. ll5 Shall... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...Paflion was the Luft of Praife : Born with whatever could win it from the Wife, Women and Fools muft like him, or he dies : Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpoke, The Club muft hail him matter of the joke. 185 Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...Paffion was the Luft of Praile : Born with whate'er could win it from the Wife, Women and Fools muft like him, or he dies : Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpoke,. The Club muft hail him mafter of the joke. 185 Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new? He... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1793 - 396 pages
...paflion is the luft of praife, Born with wbate'er could win it from the wife ; Women and fools muft like him — or he dies. Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpukc, The Club muft hail him mafter of the Joke. Shall parts fo various aim at nothing new ? He'll... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...Paflion was the luft of l>r»ife : Eom with whate'er could win it from the Wife, Women and Fools muft like him, or he dies : Though wondering Senates hung on all he fpoke, Tl;e Club muft hail him mafter of the joke. i: Shall pans fo various aim at nothing new? He'll... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 512 pages
...WHARTON, the scorn and wonder of our day$, Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise; Born with wbate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like...various aim at nothing new ? He'll shine a Tully and a Wilmottoo; Then turas repenta1it, and his God adores With the same spirit that he drinks and whores... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1801 - 496 pages
...passionwasthelustofpraise; Born with whate'er could win it from the wise. •«•» * >i ' -Worncn and fools mnst'like him, or he dies. ' •'* • -'Though wondering senates...spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 1. u. .. ;• Shal I parts so various aim at nothing new ; Jle'll shine a T|)lly nnd a Wiltpot too;... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 1124 pages
...the scorn and wonder of our da:, ., Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Barn with whnte'er could win it from the wise. Women and fools must like him, or lie dies : Though wondering senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 330 pages
....Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women or fools must like him, or he dies. Though wondering...nothing new? He'll shine a Tully and a Wilmot too ; Tlien turns repentant, and his God adores Wuh the same spirit that he drinks and whores; Enough if... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...Wharton ! the scorn and wonder of our days, 180 Whose ruling passion was the lust of praise : Born with whate'er could win it from the wise, Women and fools must like him, or he dies : Tho' wond'ring senates hung on all he spoke, The club must hail him master of the joke. 185 Shall... | |
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