 Not yet the dust had shunn'd th' unequal strife, But aided by the wind, fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust.  The British Essayists;: Tatler - Page 128by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pages
...Aid, When Duft and Rain at once his Coat invade } H:'s only Coat, where Duji canfus'd with Rain^ s 3> Roughen the Nap, and leave a mingled Stain. Now in contiguous Drops the Flood comes dnoit, • Threat'n.'ng with Deluge thisdevoteaTown. To Shops in Crowds the daggled Females fly, Pretend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1713 - 436 pages
...muft needy Poet feek for Aid, When Duft and Rain at once his Coat invade ; His only Coat, where Duft confus'd with Rain, Roughen the Nap, and leave a mingled...Stain. NOW in contiguous Drops the Flood comes down, Threat'ning with Deluge this Devoted Town. To Shops in Crouds the daggled Females fly, Pretend to cheapen... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1721 - 312 pages
...feek.for.^d^ When 0u(1 : and ! Rain at once his Coat invade; Hi* only G»«y where DuA cenftts-'d- with- Rain, Roughen the Nap, and leave a mingled Stain. Now in contiguous Drops the Flood coir.-..* ' -' Threat'ning with Deluge this Z*tw*W Town. 1'© Shop* I* Crorf&.tfte-Cbgged' Perti^els... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...muft needy Poet feek for Aid, When Duft and Rain at once his Coat invade ? His only Coat, where Duft confus'd with Rain Roughen the Nap, and leave a mingled...Stain. Now in contiguous Drops the Flood comes down, Threat'ning with Deluge this devoted Town. To Shops in Crowds the daggled Females fly, Pretend to cheapen... | |
 | 1787 - 446 pages
...foe by vi'lent gust, 15 'Twas doubtful which was rain and which was dust. Ah ! where must needy poets seek for aid, When dust and rain at once his coat invade ? Sole coat, where dust cemented by the rain, Erefts the nap, and leaves a cloudy stain. jo Now in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 456 pages
...wind, fought still for life, And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah ! where must needy poet seek...for aid, When dust and rain at once his coat invade ? Sole coat ! where dust, cemented by the rain, Erects the nap, and leaves a cloudy stain ! Now in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 352 pages
...life, And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, Twaa dgubtful which was rain, aud which was dust. K3 Ah ! where must needy poet seek for aid, When dust and rain at once his coat invade? * Sole coat! where dust, cemented by the rain, Erects * the nap, and leaves a cloudy stain ! Now in... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 472 pages
...wind, fought still for life ; And wafted with, its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah ! where must needy poet seek...for aid, When dust and rain at once his coat invade ? Sole coat ! where dust cemented by the rain Erects the nap, and leaves a cloudy stain ! Now in contiguous... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 472 pages
...JOHNSON. And And wafted with its foe by violent gust, Twasdoubtful which was rainand which wasdust.* Ah! where must needy poet seek for aid, When dust and rain at- once his coat invade ? fSole coat ! where dust, cemented by the rain, Erectsf the nap, and leaves a cloudv stain ! Now in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...wind, fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, "Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust. Ah! where must needy poet seek...for aid, When dust and rain at once his coat invade ? Sole coat ! where dust cemented by the rain Erects the nap, and leaves a cloudy stain ! Now in contiguous... | |
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