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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year - Page 193
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The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: Now First ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 204 pages
...to learning and gaming, religion and raking. With the love of a wench, let his writings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine...to the head, and fet fire to the tail : For the joy cf each fex, on the world I'll beftow it, This/?.W«;-, rake, Cbriftian, dupe, gamefter, and/oj/.Though...
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The New Foundling Hospital for Wit: Being a Collection of Fugitive ..., Volume 2

John Almon - 1784 - 422 pages
...Learning, and Gaming, Religion, and Raking, With the love of a wench, let his writings b« chafte; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine...Set fire to the head, and fet fire to the tail : For For the joy of each fex on the world I'll beftow it : This Scholar, Rake, Chriftian, Dupe, Gamefter,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...a wench, let his wriiings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine taftc ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and let fire to the tjil : r the joy of each fex, on the world I 'II bettow ic, This Scholar, Rate, Cbrißian,...
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Essays and Criticisms, by Dr. Goldsmith;: With an Account of the ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1798 - 282 pages
...of a wench, let his writings be chafte, Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fin* at*. That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to his head, and fet fire to his tail : For the joy of each f«x on the world I'll beftow it, This fcholar,...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 22

1802 - 684 pages
...a wench let his writings be chafte ; Tip his tongue with ftrange matter, his pen with fine tañe : That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and fet fire to the tail : í'or the joy of each fex,on the world I'll beilow it, This fcholar, rake, chriilian, dupe, gamefter,...
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...of a wench, let his writings be chaste, Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste. That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to his head, and set fire to his tail : For the joy of each sex on the world I'll bestow it, This scholar,...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 20

1805 - 608 pages
...of a wench, let his writings be chaste; Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and set fire to the tail : For the joy of each sex, on the world I'll bestow it, This Scholar, Rahe, Christian,...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...a wench, let his writings be chaste, Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to his head, and set fire to his tail ; For the joy of each sex on the world I'll bestow it, This scholar,...
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Poëmes ou morceaux détachés de differens auteurs anglais, traduits en vers ...

Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...a wench , let his writings be chaste; Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail , Set fire in his head and set fire in his tail. for the joy of each sex on the world I'll bestow it, GARRICK....
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions ..., Volumes 5-6

Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 pages
...a wench, let his writings be chaste ; Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail. Set fire to the head, and -set fire to the tail : For the joy of each sex, on the world I'll bestow it. This scholar, rake, Christian,...
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