 | 1822 - 314 pages
...allied, 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 a...what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two legged thing, a son; Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless lump, like Anarchy.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 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 unfeather'd, two-Iegg'd thing, a son, Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless lump, like... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 468 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 unfeather'd, two-legg'd thing, a son, Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless lump, like... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 pages
...allied, 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...what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd, two legged thing, a son ; Got while his soul did huddled notions try, And born a shapeless lump, like Anarchy.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...ally'd, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should he, with wealth and honour blest, ver was patriot yet, but was a fool. two-legg'd thing, a son; Got while his soul did huddled notions try; And born a shapeless lump, like... | |
 | James Granger - 1824 - 650 pages
...the lord-chancellor Shaftesbury, speaks with great contempt of Lord Ashley : " Bankrupt of life, and prodigal of ease: And all to leave what with his toil he won. To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing a son." ABSALOM and Ann r. Here the poet evidently alludes to Diogenes's cock, with... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest ? Punish a body whieh he eotdd ve plain. Near yonder eopse, where onee two-legg'd thing, a son ; Got while his soul did huddled notions try ; And born a shapeless lump, like... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...allied, 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 a...leave what with his toil he won, TO that unfeather'd two-legged thing, a son. Dryden. ccccxcvn. The world is so full of ill-nature, that I have lampoons... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...allied, 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...And all to leave what with his toil he won, To that unfcather'd two-legged thing, a son. Dryden. CCCCXCVlL The world is so full of ill-nature, that l have... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 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...leave what with his toil he won, To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a son ; 170 Got, while his soul did huddled notions try; And born a shapeless lump,... | |
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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... 
