 Harley dear — in vain ! For him, thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in .the friend; For Swift and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dextrous, the craving, fawning crowd to quit,...  The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and ... - Page 77by Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1883Full view - About this book
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...science ! bless'd in ev'ry strain ! 5 Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou oft' hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and himdespis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great; 10 Dext'rous the craving,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...science 1 bless'd in ev'ry strain ! 5 Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou oft' hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; 10 * Sent to the Earl of Oxford... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 pages
...adorn'd ! Blest in each science, blest in ev'ry strain; Dear to the Muse, to HARLEY dear in vain ! For him them oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to...forget the statesman in the friend : For SWIFT and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous, the craving, fawning... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 pages
...Blest in each science, blest in ev'ry strain ; Dear to the Muse, to HARLEV dear in vain ! For him thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend : For SWIFT and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous, the craving, fawning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...as being equally defensible by authority. Thus great is differently used. For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great, PofE. As if misfortune trade the throne her seat, And none could be unhappy but the great. Rowr. The... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...each science ! bless'd in ev'ry strain ! Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous the craving, fawning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...hlesa'd in every strain I Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear— in vain ! For him thou oft hast hid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state. The soher follies of the wise and great ; Dext'rous the craving, fawning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...bless'd in everv strain! 5 Dear to the Muse! to Harley dear — in vain! For him thou oft hast hid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The soher lollies of the wise and great; 10 Dext'rous the craving, fawning,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...each science, blest in every sLrain ! Pear to the muse ! to Harley dear— in vain ! Tor him, thou oft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him, despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dext*rous, the craving, fawning... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...science ! bless'd in every strain ! Dear to the Muse ! to Harley dear — in vain ! For him thou 6ft hast bid the world attend, Fond to forget the statesman in the friend ; For Swift and him despis'd the farce of state, The sober follies of the wise and great ; Dextrous the craving, fawning... | |
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