 | 1801 - 416 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish...leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two-legg'd thing, a son ; I70 Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless lump,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...Absalom and Achitophel ; and particularly by four lines in it, that related to Lord Ashley, his father : And all to leave, what with his toil he won, To that unfeatherM, two-legg'd thing, a son ; Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeathered two-legged thing, a son; f Got, while his soul did huddled notions try ; And born a shapeless... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 pages
...allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeathered two-legged thing, a son ; "! Got, while his soul did huddled notions try ; And born a shapeless... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and honor blest, low, Who fancy bliss to vice, to virtue woe? Who sees and follows that great scheme the beat, Best (ife, yet prodigal of ease ? And all to leave what with his toil he won T» than unfealher'd two-lcgg'd... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...needful hoars of rest? Punish a body which he conld not please; Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of esst ' And all to leave what with his toil he won To that nnfeathcr'd two legg'd thing, a son; Got while his soul did huddled notions trjj And born a shapeless... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - 1810 - 722 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bound;, divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honour bless'd, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest? Punish a...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeatlier'd, two-legg'd thing, a son ; Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Rise why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish a body which he could not pleasej Bankrupt of life, yet prodigal of ease? And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 pages
...tenement of clay.} So Milton, Ode Nativ. ft. 2. «« Aud chofc with us a darkfome houfe of mortal clay." And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfcather'd two-legg'd thing, a fon; 170 Got, while his foul did huddled notions try ; And born a (hapelefs... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 824 pages
...allied ; And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else why should he, with wealth and honours blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest •' Punish...leave, what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a son, Got while his soul did huddled notions try; And born a shapeless lump, like... | |
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He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide... 
