 Tis resolved, for nature pleads that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone of all my sons is he Who stands confirmed in full stupidity. The rest to some...  Westminster - Page 13by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - 1894 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dullness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity : The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...Nature pleads that h< Should onry rule who most resembles me. Shadwell. alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years; Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity: The rest to eome faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...Nature pleads that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in lull stupidity : The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...Nature pleads, that he Should only rule, who most resembles rnr . Shadwell alone my perfect image bears. Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 480 pages
...nature pleads, that he Should only rule, who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; '(" Shadwell...meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense; * Note I. t N°te 1 1. VOL, X. 2 E Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 474 pages
...resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; "j" Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he, Who stands...meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense ; * Note I. t Note II. VOL, x. % E Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 472 pages
...most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; f Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he, Who stands...meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense; • Note I. t Not* II. VOL, X. 2 E Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through,... | |
 | John Dryden, Thomas Park - 1808 - 374 pages
...Nature pleads that he Should only rule who most resembles me. Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years ; Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is be Who stands contirm'd in full stupidity : The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...Mature iu dulness from his tender years : Sit , alone, of all my suns, is lie, V ho stands coufiriu'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence; But Sh— — never deviates into sense. Some beams of uit on other souls may fall, Strike thro' and make... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...mature in dulness from his tender yea*s: Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, but Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, strike through, and make a lucid interval: but Shadwell's... | |
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