 And chase the new-blown bubbles of the day. Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live. Then prompt no more the...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 293by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1747 - 684 pages
...laws, the drama's patrons give ; For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no mere the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools...reign commence Of refcu'd Nature, and reviving Senfe j To chafe the charms of found, the" pomp of ihow, For ufeful mirth, and falutary woe; Bid fcenic Virtue... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1755 - 356 pages
...voice, The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe, to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants...the reign commence Of refcu'd nature, and reviving fenfe ; To chafe the charms of found, the pomp of mow, For ufeful mirth, and falutary woe ; Bid fcenic... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1758 - 384 pages
...voice, The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe, to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants...the reign commence Of refcu'd nature, and reviving fenfe; To chafe the charms of found, the pomp of fhow, For ufeful mirth, and falutary woe ; Bid fcenic... | |
 | 1758 - 352 pages
...voice, The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe, to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry,' As tyrants...the reign commence Of refcu'd nature, and reviving fenfe ; To chace the charms of found, the poinp of mew, For ufeful mirth, 'and falutary woe; Bid fcenic... | |
 | Benjamin Victor - Theater - 1761 - 288 pages
...Drama's Patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, rnuft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the-Foilies you decry, As Tyrants doom their Tools of guilt to...commence Of refcu'd Nature and reviving Senfe ; To chafe the Charms of Sound, the Pomp of Show, For uleful Mirth, and falutary Woe; Bid fcenic Virtue... | |
 | English poetry - 1765 - 396 pages
...voice, The drama's laws the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe, to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants...the reign commence Of refcu'd nature and reviving fenfe ; To chace the charms of found, the pomp of mow, For ufeful mirth, and falutary woe ; Bid fcenic... | |
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...voice., The dram.a'9 laws the drama's patrons give, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe, to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants...the reign commence Of refcu'd nature and reviving fcnfc; To chace the charms of found, the pomp of mow, For ufeful mirth, and falutary woe ; Bid fcenic... | |
 | Actors - 1766 - 128 pages
...prologue, which was written by Mr. Samuel Johnson and which concluded with this address to the town : " Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants...'Tis yours, this night, to bid the reign commence Of rescued nature and reviving sense ; To chace the charms of sonnd, the pomp of show, For useful mirth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Voice, The Drama's Laws, the Drama's Patrons g|ve, For we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the Follies you decry, As Tyrants...'Tis yours this Night to bid the Reign commence Of refeu'd Nature, and reviving Senfe ; To chace the Charms oi Sound, the i^omp of Show, For ufeful Mirth... | |
 | BOUQUET. - Prologues and epilogues - 1780 - 354 pages
...give, Por we that live to pleafe, muft pleafe to live. Then prompt no more the follies you defcry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die ; 'Tis...the reign commence, Of refcu'd nature, and reviving fenfe ; To chafe the charms of found, the pomp For ufeful mirth and falutary woe; Bid fctnic virtue... | |
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