 to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On minifters, and fuch-like folk, A captious fool may take offence ; What then ? He knows his own pretence. 10 I meddle with no ftate-affairs, But fpare my jeft to fave my ears.  The Works of the English Poets: Gay - Page 121by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...both a king's and people's truft, May he with gratitude attend, And owe his rife to fuch a friend. A captious fool may take offence, What then ? 'He knows his own pretence. I msddle with no ftate aftairs, But fpare my jeft to fave my ears. Our prefent fchemes are too profound... | |
 | John Gay - 1751 - 212 pages
...apply, Pray, what care they, or what care I ? If I am free with courts; be't known, J ne'er prefume to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On minifters. and fuch like folk, A captious fool may take offence j What then ? He knows his own pretence } I meddle... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 pages
...apply, Pray, what care they, or what care I ? If 1 am free with courts; be't known, I ne'er prefume to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On minifters, and fuch like folk, A captious fool may take offence; What then ? He knows his own pretence. I meddle with... | |
 | John Gay - 1772 - 308 pages
...apply, Pray, what care they, or what care I? If I am free with courts; be't known, I ne'er prefume to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On...take offence ; What then ? He knows his own pretence. I meddle with no ftate-affairs, But fpare my j«ft to fave my ears. Our prefent fchemes are too profound,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 316 pages
...malicious tongues apply, Pray what care they, or what care I ? If I am free with courts, be 't known, 5 If general morals feem to joke On minifters, and fuch-like...ftate-affairs, But fpare my jeft to fave my ears. Our prefent fchemes are too profound, For Machiavel himfelf to found : To cenfure them I 'ave no pretenfion; 15... | |
 | John Gay - 1792 - 250 pages
...tongues apply, Pray what care they or what care I ? If I am free with courts; be't known, I ne'er prefume to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On...and fuch-like folk, A captious fool may take offence j What then ? he knows his own pretence, I meddle with no ft.Ue-affairs, But fpare my jefl to fave... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - 356 pages
...be't'known, I ne'er prefume to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On miniflers, and fuch like folk, A captious fool may take offence ; What then ? he knows his own pretence. I meddle with no ítate-affairs, But fpare my jeft to fave my ears. Our prefent fchemes are too profound,... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...gratitude, attend, And owe his rife to fuch a friend ! If I am free with courti, be't known, I ne'er prefume to mean our own. If general morals feem to joke On minifters, and fuch like folk, Л captious fool may take offence ; What then ? He know» hi» own pretence, I meddle... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...be't known, I ne'er presume to mean our own. If gen'ral morals seem to joke On ministers and such like folk, A captious fool may take offence : What then ?—he knows his own pretence. I meddle with no state affairs, But spare my jest to save my ears. Our present schemes are too profound... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 424 pages
...If general morals seem to joke On ministers, and snch-like folk, A captious (bo! may take oflence l 'What then? He knows his own pretence. 10 I meddle with no state affairs, liut spare my jest to save my ears. Our pre-ent schemes are too profound For l^lachiavel... | |
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