 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...our sinr., Here honest Nature ends as she begins. . Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, 230 As sober Lanesb'row dancing in the gout. Behold a rev'rend sire, whom want of grace Has made the... | |
 | 1803 - 438 pages
...her lieaith and difpel her grief. Hence the following lines ol Pope, in his Epiftle to Lord Cobham. " As weak, as earnest, and as gravely out, " As sober Lanesb'row dancing in the gout." A npposed origin of the Eurnpean ciutom of toying, " God bteayou," t* a fa sun tneezing. A FRENCH author... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1816 - 924 pages
...Lanesborough is thus mentioned liy Pope, Moral Estajs, I. 330. Old politicians chew on wisdom past. And totler on in business to the last; As weak as earnest ; and as gravely out A« sober Lanei'brow dancing in the gmt. be described as forming a peculiar feature in the neighbourhood... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...and our sins, Here honest nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak as earnest, and as gravely out As sober Lanesb'rongh danchig in the gout. Behold a reverend sire, whom want of grace Has made the father of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest,...as gravely out As sober Lanesb'row dancing in the goat. Behold a reverend sire, whom want of grace Has made the father of a nameless race, Sliov'd from... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last , As weak, as earnest, and as gravely out Ai sober Lauesb'row dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend sire, whom want of grace Has made the father... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 946 pages
...Lancsborough is thus mentioned by Pope, Moral Enavs, I. ISO. Old politician! chew on wisdom past. And totter on in business to the last; As weak as earnest ; and as gravely out Ac sober Lanes'brow dancing in the gout. be described as forming a peculiar feature in the neighbour.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...and our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter on in business to the last ; As weak, as earnest ; and as gravely out, As sober Lanesborow dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend sire, whom want of grace, Has made the father of... | |
 | 1822 - 284 pages
...our sins, Here honest Nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom pass'd, And totter on in business to the last; As weak, as earnest, and...gravely out As sober Lanesb'row dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend sire, whom want of grace Has made the father of a nameless race, Shoved from the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...and our sins, Here honest nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom past, And totter not disrelish thirst Of nect'rous draughts between, from milky stream, Berry Lanesborow dancing in the gout. Behold a reverend sire, whom want of grace Has made the father of a... | |
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As fits give vigour just when they destroy. Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand, Yet tames not this ; it sticks to our last sand. Consistent in our follies and our sins, Here honest nature ends as she begins. Old politicians chew on wisdom... 
