 Nor ever yet did any good To them in streets that lie. His life was like a barrow hogge, That liveth many a day, Yet never once doth any good, Until men will him slay. Or like a filthy heap of dung, That lyeth in a whoard ; Which never can do any good,...  The British Essayists: Connoisseur - Page 69edited by - 1823Full view - About this book
 | 1765 - 382 pages
...yellow." THE FIRST PART. IN Venice towne not long agoe A cruel Jew did dwell, Which lived all on ufurie, As Italian writers tell. Gernutus called was the Jew, £ Which never thought to dye, Nor never yet did any good To them in ftreets that lie. His life was like a barrow hoggjt, That... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1765 - 406 pages
...pay him at the time appointed. " To the tune of Black and yellow." THE FIRST PART. IN Venice tow tic not long agoe A cruel Jew did dwell, Which lived all on ufurie, As Italian writers tell. Gernutus called was the Jew, 5 Which never thought to dye. Nor never... | |
 | 1767 - 352 pages
...jfc'w dirt' dwell, "Which lived all on ufurie, As Italian writers tcil. Gtrnutut called was the Jiio, Which never thought to die, Nor never yet did any good To them in iircets that Ije. His N°. 16. The CONNOISSEUR. His life was like a barrow hogge, That liveth many... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...agoe A Acryel Jлv^r did dw.li, Which lived аНопиГп?, At luiuu wriuit ictt. Ь г Grrnu tus called was the Jew, Which never thought to die« Nor never yet did any good To them ID rtrcets that lye. His life wat like a barrow hogge, That liveth many a day, Yet never once doth... | |
 | 1803 - 234 pages
...Niger. A SONG. Shewing the crueltie of Gernutus a Jew, who lending to a merchant an hundredcrownes, would have a pound of his fleshe because he could...never yet did any good To them in streets that lye. Hit life was like a barrow hogge, That liveth many a day, Yet never once doth any good, Until men will... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 350 pages
...more credit, as a CONNOIssEUR, to draw this hidden treasure into light, than if you had discovered au Otho or a Niger. A SONG. Shewing the crueltie of GERNUTUs...was the Jew, Which never thought to die, Nor never vet did any good To them in streets that lye. His life was like a barrow hogge, That liveth many a... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...the time appointed. To the tune of Black and Yellow." THE FIRST FART. IN Venice towne not long ago* 1 A cruel Jew did dwell, Which lived all on usurie,...Italian writers tell. Gernutus called -was the Jew, 5 Which never thought to dye, * Nor ever yet did any good To them in streets that lie. His life was... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 402 pages
...have a Pound of fleshe, because he could not pay him at the time appointed, Aa Old Balled. Which lyved all on usurie, As Italian writers tell. Gernutus called was the Jew, Which never thought to dye, Nor never yet did anye good To them in streets that lye. His life was like a harrow hogge, That... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1839 - 494 pages
...and Yellow." * Warton, ubi supra. f Compared with the Ashmole copy. THE FIRST PART. IN Venice towne not long agoe A cruel Jew did dwell, Which lived all...Italian writers tell. Gernutus called was the Jew, 5 Which never thought to dye, Nor ever yet did any good To them in streets that lie. His life was like... | |
 | English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...; Of your Owne fleshe a pound. If you agree, make you the hond, 5h THE FIRST FART. IN Venice towne not long agoe A cruel Jew did dwell, Which lived all on usurie, As Italian writers tell. And here is a hundred crownea. With right good will ! the marchant says : And so the hond was made.... | |
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