 I'd go to school six hours on Christmas-day, Or construe Persius while my comrades play. Such work by hireling actors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown: Poor rogues, that smart like fencers for their bread. And, if they are not...  The Works of the English Poets: Prior - Page 75by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Matthew Prior, John Mitford - 1853 - 400 pages
...hireling actors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown : Poor rogues, that smart like fencers for their bread, And, if they are not...fed. But, sirs, our labour has more noble ends, We act our tragedy to see our friends : Our generous scenes are for pure love repeated, And if you arc... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1860 - 358 pages
...by hireling actors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown: Poor rogues, that smart like fencers for their bread, And, if they are not...fed. But, sirs, our labour has more noble ends, We act our tragedy to see our friends: Our generous scenes are for pure love repeated, And if you are... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1893 - 408 pages
...hireling actors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown ; Poor rogues that smart, like fencers, for their bread, And if they are not...fed. But, sirs, our labour has more noble ends, We act our tragedy to see our friends. Our generous scenes are for pure love repeated, And if you are... | |
 | John Sargeaunt - 1898 - 436 pages
...by hireling actors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown, Poor rogues that smart like fencers for their bread, And, if they are not...fed. But, sirs, our labour has more noble ends, We act our tragedy to see our friends : Our generous scenes are for pure love repeated, And, if you are... | |
 | John Sargeaunt - 1898 - 428 pages
...„, Who tremhle when they see a critic frown, Poor rogues that smart like fencers for their hread, And, if they are not wounded, are not fed. But, sirs, our lahour has more nohle ends, We act our tragedy to see our friends: aCt'i Our generous scenes are for... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1907 - 442 pages
...by hireling aclors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown. Poor rogues that smart like fencers for their bread, And if they are not...fed. But, Sirs, our labour has more noble ends, We act our TRAGEDY to see our FRIENDS : Our gen'rous scenes are for pure love repeated, And if you are... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 2016 - 436 pages
...by hireling actors should be done, Who tremble when they see a critic frown. Poor rogues that smart like fencers for their bread, And if they are not...fed. But, Sirs, our labour has more noble ends, We act our TRAGEDY to see our FRIENDS : Our gen'rous scenes are for pure love repeated, And if you are... | |
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