 He's knight o' the shire, and represents ye all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can; Legion's his name, a people in a man. His bulky folly gathers as it goes, And, rolling o'er you, like a snow-ball grows.  Original Poems - Page 147by John Dryden - 1773Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...relin'd, As he took pains to graft" upon his kind. True Fops help Nature's Work, and go to School , To file and finifh God Almighty's Fool. Yet none Sir...Fopling him, or him can call ; He's Knight o' th' Shire, and reprefents ye all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can ; Legion's hi» Name, a People... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...fo refin'd, As he took pains to graff upon his kind. True fops help nature's work, and go to fchool, To file and finifh God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir Fopling him, or him can call ; He's knight o'th'fhire, and reprefents ye all. From each he meets he culls whate'cr he can ; Legion's his name,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...took pains to graff upon his kind. True fops help nature's work, and go to fchool, To file and finim God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir Fopling him, or him can call ; He's knight o'th'fhire, and reprefentsye all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can ; Legion's his name,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...The Duke of York's two daughters, Mary and Ann. True True fops help nature's work, and go to fchool* To file and finifh God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir...ye all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can 5 Legion's his name, a people in a man. His bulky folly gathers as it goes* And, rolling o'er you,... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1777 - 386 pages
...(. • . -•<' .' .,.„ <.;* :-,.-.'-• . •'• .\\ ;•:<•'< THE CARELESS HUSBAND. A COMEDY, Yet none Sir Fopling Him, or Him can call : He's Knight o' tb' Sbiret and refrefenti you all. Prol. to Sip Foji, Qui capit, ille facit. To the Moft Illuftrious... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...took pains to graff upon his kind. True fops help Nature's work, and go to school, To file and finish God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir Fopling him, or him can call ; s5 He's knight o' th' shire, and represent'; ye all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...fo refin'd, As he took pains to graff upon his kind. True fops help nature's work, and go to fchool, To file and finifh God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir Fopling him, or him can call; He 's knight o' th' fhire, and reprefents you ail. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can ; Legion's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 664 pages
...took pains to graff upon his kind. True fops help nature's work, and go to fchool, To file and fini/h God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir Fopling him, or him can call; He 's knight o' th' fhire, and reprefents you all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can ; Legion's... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...fo refin'd, As he took pains to graff upon his kind. True fops help nature's work, and go to fchool, To file and finifh God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir...can call; He's knight o" th' fhire, and reprefents you all. From each he meets he culls whate'er he can ; Legion's his name, a people in a man. His bulky... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...took pains to graff upon hit kind. True fops help nature's work, and go to fcbool, To file and finilh God Almighty's fool. Yet none Sir Fopling him, or him can call ; He's knight o' th* (hire, and reprefents you all. From each he meets he culls whatc'er he can ; Legion's his name, a people... | |
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