 | John Wilmot Earl of Rochester - 1714 - 344 pages
...Tears all Day, Drjin in vain eryM this nice way of Wit ; For, he to be a tearing Blade, thought fit To give the Ladies a dry Bawdy Bob ; And thus he got the Name of Poet Sijuah. But to be juit, 'twill to his Praifc be found, His Excellencies mote than faults abound: Ms... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 248 pages
...all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob, And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But, to be juft, 't will to his praife be found, His excellencies more fhan faults abound : Nor dare I from his facred... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got...But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found, His excellencies more than faults abound : Nor dare I from his facred temples tear The laurel, which he... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...all day. Dryden in vain try'd this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got...But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found) His excellencies more than faults abound : HOT dare 1 from his facred temples tear The laurel, which he... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob j And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be juft, 'twill to his praife be found, His excellencies mnre than faults abound : Nor dare I from his facred temples tear The laurel, which he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...tcirsall day. Drydcn in vain try'd this nice war of wit; (•'or he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob, And thus he got the name of Poet Sqrai. But, to be j'Hl, 't will to his praife bcfnuad. His excellencies mnre than fault* abound: Nor... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...and adds: " Dryden in vain tried this nice way of wit; For he, to be a tearing' blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squob. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; Nor... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...adds : " Dryden in vain tried this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squob. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; Nor... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...and adds : uDryden in vain tried this nice way of wit ; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; . Nor dare I from his... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...and adds: « Dryden in vain tried this nice way of wit; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squob. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound ; Nor... | |
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Dryden in vain tried this nice way of wit; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob ; And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound... 
