 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...varied fools th' eternal jest ; Thou who could'st laugh where want enchain 'd caprice. Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth, unlov'd, without a mourner dy'd ; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...with varied fools the' eternal jest: Thou who couldst langh where want enchain'd caprice, Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner died; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride! Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 206 pages
...conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth nnlov'd without a mourner died ; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ! Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state ; Where change of favourites made no change of law», And senates... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...with varied fools th' eternal jest ; Thou who couldst laugh where want enchain'd caprice, Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner died ; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ! Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 154 pages
...conceit, and man was of a piece; Where wealth unloved without a mourner died, And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldly state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, And senates... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1816 - 298 pages
...with varied fools th' eternal jeft : Thou who couldft laugh where want enchaln'd caprice, Toil crufh'd conceit, and man was of a piec.e ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner died; And fcarce a fycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or feen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 506 pages
...varied fools th' eternal jest : Thou who could'st laugh where want euchain'd caprice, » Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner died ; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ; Where iieVr was known the form of mock debate, Or... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pages
...varied fools th' eternal jest: [price, Thou, who couldst laugh where want enchain'd caToil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner died, And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate> Or se«na... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 pages
...varied fools th' eternal jest : Thou who could'st laugh, where want enchain 'd caprice, Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner died; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...12—22. f Ver. 2S-,27. J Ver. 28—55. Thou who could'st laugh where want enchain'd caprice, Toil crush'd conceit, and man was of a piece ; Where wealth unlov'd without a mourner dy'd ; And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride ; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made... | |
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And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, And senates heard before they... 
