 Heaven made him poor (with reverence speaking), He never was a poet of God's making; The midwife laid her hand on his thick skull, With this prophetic blessing — Be thou dull; Drink, swear, and roar, forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk — do anything...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3671845Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 416 pages
...Midwife laid her hand on his thick Skull, With this Propherick Bleffing — Be theu DM; Drink, fwear and roar, forbear no lewd Delight Fit for thy bulk, do any thing but wrire: Thou art of Lifting Make, like thongiltlefs Men, A flrong Nariviry — but for the tea; Eat... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 448 pages
...midwife laid her hand on his thick Ikull, With this prophetic bleffing be thou dull ; Drink, fwear and roar, forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk, do any thing but write : Thou art of lafting make, like thoughtlefs meny A ftrong nativity — but for the pen ; Eat opium, mingle arfenic... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 318 pages
...The midwife laid her hand on his thick fkuil, With this prophetic bleffing be thou dull; Drink, fwear and roar, forbear no lewd delight . Fit for thy bulk, do any thing but write: Thou art oflafting make, like thoughtlefs men, A ftrong nativity — but for the pen; Eat opium, mingle arfenick... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...made him poor, with rev'rence speak* He never was a poet of God's making; C*D6' The midwife laid his hand on his thick skull, With this prophetic blessing...swear, and roar, forbear no lewd delight, fit for thy hulk ; do any think hut write : 480 Thou art of lasting make, like thoughtless men ; A strong nativity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 pages
...midwife laid her hand on his thick Ikull, With this prophetic blefllng — Be thou dull ; Drink, fwear and roar, forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk, do any thing but write ! Thou art of lafting make, like thoughtlefs men, A ftrong nativity — but for the pen ! Eat opium, mingle artenic... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...midwife laid her hand on his thick fkull, With this prophetic bleffmg— Be them dull ; Drink, fwear and roar, forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk, do any thing but write i Thou art of lafting make, like-thoughtlefs men, A ftrong nativity— but for the pen ! Eat opium,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...midwife laid her hand on his thick fkul!, AVith this prophetic bleffing — Be thou dull ; Drink, fwear and roar, forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk, do any thing but writs : Thou art of lafting make, like thoughtlefs men, A ftrong nativity — but for the pen ! Eat... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...midwife laid her hand on his thick Ikull, With this prophetic bleiftng — " Be thou dull; Drink, fwcar, x 8- lafting make, like thoughtlcfs menj A ftrong nativity — but for the pen ! Eat opium, mingle aricnic... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...midwife laid her hand on his thick fkull, With this prophetic bleffing — " Be thou dull ; Drink, fwear, and roar, forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk ; do any thing but write : Thou art of lading make, like thoughtlefs men, A ftrong nativity — but for the pen ' Eat opium, mingle arfcnic... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...laid her hand on his thick fltuïï, With this prophetic blclfing — " lie thou dull ; Drink, fwcar, and roar ; forbear no lewd delight Fit for thy bulk ; do any thing but write : Thou art of lading make, like ihouglulefs men ; A ftrong nativity — but for the pen ! Eat opium, mingle arfenic... | |
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