 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, But fure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep...With whate'er gall thou fett'ft thyfelf to write, Thy inoflfenfive fafires never bite. In thy felonious heart tho venom lies, It does but touch thy Irifh... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, . But fure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep...gives fmiles, thy comic fleep. With whate'er gall thou fctt'ft thyfelf to write, Thy inofFenfive fatires never bite. In thy felonious heart tho venom lies,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, But fure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep;...inoffenfive fatires never bite. In thy felonious heart tho' venom lies, It does but touch thy Irifh pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchafe fame... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ,'"But fure chou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep...With whate'er gall thou fett'ft thyfelf to write, 1 ny inoftenfive fatires never bite. In thy felonious heart tho' venom lies It does but touch thy Irifh... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 288 pages
...numbers feebly creep: Thy tragic mufe gives fmiles, thy comic, fleep. With whate'er gall thou fet'ft thyfelf to write, Thy inoffenfive fatires never bite....felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Trim pen, and dies. • Thy genius calls thee not to purchafe fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 260 pages
...bulk is writ, But fure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly ereep ; Thy tragic mufe gives fmiles, thy comic fleep. With whate'er gall thou fet'ft thyfelf to write, Thy inoffenfive fatires never bite. In thy felonious heart though venom lies,... | |
 | 1784 - 514 pages
...farcaftic in her obiervations. But of Mr. Andrews that may be affirmed, which Dryden has faid of Shadwell, With whate'er gall thou fett'ft thyfelf to write, Thy inofFenfive fatires never bite. Mifs Zodiac is a character formed upon the idea of Armande, in Les Femmes Savantes of Moliere ; an... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, But fure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep; Thy tragic Mufe gives fijiles, thy comic fleep. With whate'er gall thou fett'ft thyfelf to write, Thy inoftenfive fatires... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ ; But lure thou'rt but a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep ; Thy tragic mufe gives fmiles, thy comic, ilcep, With whatc'cr gall thou fet'ft thyfclf to write, Thy inoffenfive faiircs never bite. In thy... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...thine's a tympany of fenfe. A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ, But fure thou'rt hut a kilderkin of wit. Like mine, thy gentle numbers feebly creep; Thy tragic Mufe give* (miles, th/ cootie fleep. bred; J34 With whate'er gall then fctt'ft thyfclf to write, Thy inoffenfive... | |
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In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen Iambics, but mild Anagram. Leave writing Plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land... 
