 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as thg prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks ; Or at the...himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit all seesaw, between that and this, Now... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray. As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Yhether in florid die, and tell it on his tomb : Of all thy blameless life the sole return My verse, and ialf froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, n puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, )r spite, or... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...himself abroad : In puns or politics, or tales or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw between that and this, Now... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 470 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...himself abroad : In puns or politics, or tales or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies ; His wit all see-saw between that and this, Now... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...Sternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling nil the way. Vhether in florid ing power, when fatal course Had circled his full orb, the birth mature Of this our native lalf froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, n puns, or polities, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...Sternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow slrecms run dimpling all the way. iVhether in florid impotence he speaks, And. as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks, Or al the ear of Eve, familiar toad, rlalf froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, ;i puns, or politics,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1847 - 366 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...venom, spits himself abroad, In puns, or politics, or talcs, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blxiphemies, His wit all see-saw, between that and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, 315 As shallow streams run dimpling all the way ; Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes,...toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, 320 In puns, or politics, or tales, or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit... | |
 | American periodicals - 1848 - 636 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way : Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And as the prompter breathes...toad ! Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, ID pun or politics, or tales or lies, Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies.: His wit all see-saw... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...Eternal smiles his emptiness bet/ay, Aa shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And as the prompter breathes the puppet squeaks ; Or at the ear tif Ere, familiar toad ! Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad, In pun or politics, or tales... | |
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As shallow streams run dimpling all the way. Whether in florid impotence he speaks, And, as the prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks, Or at the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spits himself abroad... 
