 What? Touch-paper to be sure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the same class you'll find; They are the mere waste-paper of mankind.  The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ... - Page 147by Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 224 pagesFull view - About this book
 | History - 1793
...can'ta jeft, a hint, or look endure : What is he ? What ? Tough-paper, to be fure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much...read, not read at all ? Them and their works in the fame lot you'll find ; They are the mere wafte-paper of mankind. Obferre Obferve the maiden, innocently... | |
 | 698 pages
...is he I What I Touch paper to be fure. What are our poets, take 'em as theyfall, -Goad, bad, lich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the. fame clafsyou'l fiud ; They are— the mere wafte paper of mankind. Obferve the maiden, innocently... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1789 - 632 pages
...can'ta jefl, or hint, or look endure : What is he ? what ? touch paper, to be fure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all p Them and their works in the fame clafs you'll find, They are the mere taajle paper of mankind. Obfervethe... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...can'ta jeft, or hint, or look endure : What's he ? What ? Touch-paper to be fure. What are our poets, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much...read, not read at all ? Them and their works in the fame clafs you'il find ; They are the mere ivajle-fafer of mankind. Obfcrve the malden, innocently... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...endure : What's he ? What ? Touch-paper to be fure. What are our pdets, take them as they fall, Sood, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all^ Them and their works in the fame clafs you'll findj They are the mere ivajte-paper of mankind. Obfetve the maiden, innocently fweet,... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...can'ta jeft, a hint, a look endure ; What is he ? Why, Touch-paper, to be fure. What are our POETS, take them as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much...read, not read at all ? Them and their works, in the fame clafs you'll find, They are the mere Wajle Paper of mankind. Obferve the MAIDEN, innocently fweet;... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 416 pages
...hint, or look endure, What is jje?— .What >— Touch-paper, to be fure. What are our poets, take 'em as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all • Them and their works in the fame daft you 'II find , ,. They are— 'the mere toafie paper of mankind, ,, Gbferve the maiden, innocently... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...he ? — What? — Touch-paper, to be fure. • < What are our poets, take 'em as they fall, Rood, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all? Them and their works in the fame clafs you '11 find ; -i il They are — the mere -wafle {taper of mankind. .: . o/ Gbferve the... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1805 - 418 pages
...hint, or look endure, What is he ? — What? — Touch-paper, to be fure. What are our poets, take "em as they fall, Good, bad, rich, poor, much read, not read at all : Tliem and their works in the fame clafs you '11 find ; They are — the mere tua/Ze paper of mankind.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...or hint, or look endure : What's he ? What ? Tmuth-paper to be snre. ' ' ' What are our poets, talc them as they fall. Good, bad, rich, poor, much read,...sweet, She's fair white-paper, an unsullied sheet ; Oh which the happy man, whom fate ordain:. May write his name, and take her for his paint. One instance... | |
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