| William Hone - Days - 1835 - 924 pages
...just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick'd Statesmen, aud their merry King No wit to flatter, 'reft of all his store ! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more ! There victor of his health, of fortune, friend* And fame ; this lord of useless thousands ends. Puve, In an amusing and informing topogiajihical... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...their merry king; 310 No wit to flatter, left of til his store ; No fool to laugh at, which he valn'd some coy nymph her lover's warm address, Nor quite...can quite repress. There, interspersed in lawns an fateVage Cutler could foresee, And well (he thought) advis'd him, ' Live like me.' As well his Grace... | |
| William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...jubt as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick'd Statesmen, and their merry KingNo wit to natter, 'reft of all his store ! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more ! There victor of his health, of fortune, friend«, And fame ; this lord of useless thousands < м U. Pope. In an arousing and informing topographical... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...king. No wit to flatter, left of all his store ! Nn fool to laugh at, which he valued more. Thrre, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame...well (he thought) advised him, '• Live like me." А ч well his Grace replied, " Like you, Sir John? That I can do, when all I have is gone." Kt^solve... | |
| 536 pages
...dangling from thai bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red ; Great Villiers lies • • • • No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to...of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lurd of useless thousands ends.' Contrast the course of this unhappy man with that of the Duke of Bridgewater,... | |
| Charles Mackay - England, Southern - 1840 - 426 pages
...soul of whim I Gallant and gay in Cliefden's proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love. No wit to flatter left of all his store, No fool to...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends ! And what was the fate of the other? History and poetry have alike forgotten to say, thinking her... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...council, in a ring Of mimick'd statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all hia advis'd him, "Live like me!' As well his grace replied, " Like you, Sir John! That I can do, vvJien... | |
| Literature - 1841 - 500 pages
...and Love ; Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic'd statesmen, and their merry king. NO. 6. No wit to flatter left of all his store ! No fool...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends." Moral Estay. PRINCE RUPERT. Born with the taste of an uncle whom his sword was not fortunate in defending,... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1842 - 834 pages
...bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; Or just as gay at council, iu a ring Of mimic statesmen, aiid their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all his...which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of foitune, friends, And fame — this lord of useless thousands ends. Certainly this is a fine and instructive... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...council, in a ring Of mimick'd statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all hu, ence the hen he draws, Amaz'd spectators hum applause....his grimace. " This magic looking-glass," she cries, advis'd him, "Live like me!" As well his grace replied, " Like you, Sir Johu! That I can do, when all... | |
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