 Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise ; They would not learn, nor could advise : Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were : Nor wish'd, nor car'd, nor laugh'd, nor cried- : And so they liv'd, and so they died.  The Works of the English Poets: Prior - Page 278by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1882 - 984 pages
...deposed or crowned. N'or good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise, They would not learn, nor could advise ; Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were; Xor wished, nor oared, nor laughed, nor tried. And so they lived, and so they died. FROM " THE THIEF... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 562 pages
...deposed or crowned. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise ; They would not learn, nor could advise. Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led a kind of as it were ; 60 Nor wished, nor cared, nor laughed, nor cried : And so they lived ; and so they died. Prior's... | |
 | James Parton - 1884 - 734 pages
...depos'd, or crown' d. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise; They would not learn, mr could advise: Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were : Nor wish'd, nor car'd, nor laugh'd, nor cried: And so they liv'd, and so they died. THE PROGRESS OF POETRY... | |
 | 1891 - 556 pages
...fuller. SOULLESS. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise,, They would not learn, nor could advise ; Without love, hatred, joy or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were, Nor wish'd, nor cared, nor laughed, nor cried ; And so they liv'd, and so they died. Prior. LOGIC. BENEFITS... | |
 | Abel S. Clark - 1894 - 304 pages
...never made themselves a foe. No man's good deeds did they commend; So never raised themselves a friend. Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were, Nor wished nor cared nor laughed nor cried, And so they lived and so they died." James Thomson James Thomson... | |
 | 1894 - 288 pages
...deposed or crowned. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise, They would not learn, nor could advise ; Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were, Nor wished, nor cared, nor laughed, nor cried ; And so they lived, and so they died. MATTHEW PRIOR. WHY... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 pages
...deposed or crowned. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise, They would not learn, nor could advise J ing, woful, wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed with care, or crossed in hopeless wished, nor cared, nor laughed, nor cried ; And so they lived, and so they died. To a Child of Quality... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 pages
...deposed or crowned. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise, They would not learn, nor could advise ; Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were ; Nor wished, nor cared, nor laughed, nor cried ; And so they lived, and so they died. To a Child of Quality... | |
 | matthew prior - 1905 - 412 pages
...Depos'd, or Crown'd. Nor Good, nor Bad, nor Fools, nor Wise ; They wou'd not learn, nor cou'd advise : Without Love, Hatred, Joy, or Fear, They led a kind of as it were : Nor Wish'd, nor Car'd, nor Laugh'd, nor Cry'd : And so They liv'd ; and so They dy'd. Horace Lib. I. Epist.... | |
 | 1905 - 398 pages
...deposed or crowned. Nor good, nor bad, nor fools, nor wise; They would not learn, nor could advise; Without love, hatred, joy, or fear, They led — a kind of — as it were; Nor wished, nor cared, nor laughed, nor cried. And so they lived, and so they died. Matthew Prior. THE... | |
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