 Sworn by his sire a mortal foe to Rome; So Shadwell swore, nor should his vow be vain, That he till death true dulness would maintain; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence. Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with sense.  Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Page 236by Hippolyte Taine - 1887Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...mortal foe to Rome ; So Shadwell fwore, nor mould his vow be vain, That he till death true dulnefs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with fenfe. The king himfelf the facred unction made, As king by office,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...mortal foe to Rome ; So Shad well fwore, nor fhould his vow be vain, That he till death true dulnefs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with fenfe. The king himfelf the facred un&ion made, As king by office,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...mortal foe to Rome; So Shadwell fwore, nor fhould his vow be-vain, That he till death true dulnefs would maintain; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with ienfe. The king himfelf the facred unflion made, As king by office,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...fire a mortal foe to Rome ; So Sh fwore, nor fhould his vow be vain, That he, till death, true dulnefs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with fenfe. The king himfelf the facred unftion made, As king by office,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...fire a mortal foe to Rome ; So oh fwore, nor fhouid his vow be vain, That he till death true Dulnefs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with fenfe, The king himfelf the facred unction made, As king by offlce,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...glories, grace, no And lambent Dulness play'd around his face. As Hannihal did to the altars come, Swore by his sire a mortal foe to Rome ; So Shadwell swore, nor stiould his vow be vain, That he till death true Dulness would maintain ; 115 And, in his father's... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...mortal foe to Rome ; So Shadwell fwore, nor fhouM his vow be vain, That he till death true dulnefs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with fenfe. The king himfclf the facred un&ion made, As king by office,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...mortal foe to Rome; So Shadwell fwore, nor fhould his vow be vain, That he till death true dulnefs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with fenle. The king himfelf the facred unftion made, As king by office,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...lire a mortal foe to Rome; To Sh fwore, nor ihould his vow be vain, That he, till death, true dulncfs would maintain ; And, in his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with feble The king himfelf the facrcd unûion made, As king by office,... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...glories, grace, no And lambent Dulness play'd around his face. As Hannibal did to the altars come, Swore by his sire a mortal fo,e to Rome; So Shadwell swore,...his father's right, and realm's defence, Ne'er to have peace with wit, nor truce with sense. The king himself the sacred unction made, As king by office,... | |
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