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" Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces... "
Warners Reise durch die nördlichen Graffschaften von England und die Grenzen ... - Page 115
by Richard Warner - 1803
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The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith, with the addition of The vicar of ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1877 - 526 pages
...convicted Bower of gross falsehood and imposture in Ms statement. § Dr. Douglas being supposed dead. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,* ye Woodfallst so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions

Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 656 pages
...grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest, was surest to please, ' Edmund liurkc. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys J, and Woodfalls 2 so grave, What a commerce was yours,...
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The Classic and the Beautiful from the Literature of Three ..., Volume 2

Henry Coppée - 1895 - 552 pages
...Till, his relish grown callous almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid and speak out our mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys,6 and Woodfalls6 so grave, What a commerce was yours while...
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Milton, Volume 2, Part 1

Mark Pattison - 1895 - 570 pages
...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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Selections from the British Satirists: With an Introductory Essay by Cecil ...

Cecil Headlam - 1897 - 346 pages
...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. , Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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Selections from the British Satirists: With an Introductory Essay by Cecil ...

Cecil Headlam - 1897 - 348 pages
...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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Poet's Walk: An Introduction to English Poetry

Mowbray Morris - 1898 - 394 pages
...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind ; If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls, so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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Oliver Goldsmith: A Memoir

Austin Dobson - 1899 - 296 pages
...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kendricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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The Public School Speaker

Francis Warre Cornish - 1900 - 604 pages
...'Till his relish, grown callous almost to disease, Who peppered the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks,ye Kellys, and Woodfalls, sograve, What a commerce was yours, while...
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English Men of Letters: Milton, by Mark Pattison, 1900; Goldsmith, by ...

1900 - 570 pages
...Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who peppered the highest was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind : If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Ye Kenricks, ye Kellys, and Woodfalls so grave, What a commerce was yours, while...
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