 | Alexander Pope - 1736 - 64 pages
...reform Mankind; " And, if he often mifs'd his Aim, " The JifW</muftown it to their Shame ; " The Praife is His, and Theirs the Blame. " He gave the little Wealth he had, " To build a Hoafe for Fools and Mad ; ". . *' ' *' To fhew by one Satyric Touch, " No Nation wanted it fo much... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...reform Mankind ; And, if he often mifs'd his Aim, The World muf t own it, to their Slams; The Praife is His, and Theirs the Blame. He gave the little Wealth he had, To build a Houfe for Fools and Mad ? To fhew, by one Satyric Touch, No Nation wanted it fo much. And fmce you... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pages
...reform mankind : And, if he often mifs'd his aim, The 'world muft own it, to their flame, ' The praife is his^ and theirs- the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a houfe for fools and mad ; To mew, by one fatiric touch, No nation wanted it fo much. And, fince you... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 pages
...mankind : »Andv if he often mifs'd his aim, The world muft own it, to their Jhame, The praife is v6/V, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To, build a houfe for fools and mad ; T0 fliew, by one fatiric touch, No^iation wanted it fo much. And, fince you... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...mankind : And, if he often mifs'd his aim. The •ow/c/.muft own it, to their jbame, The praife is /6/V, and theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a houfe for fools and mad ; To fhew, by one fatiric touch, No nation wanted it fo much. And, fince you... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 516 pages
...if he often mifs'd his aim, 5 ' The <»«•/</ muft own it to their Jtamt, The/>ra;£is bit, fcnd theirs the blame. He gave the little wealth he had To build a houfe for fools and mad ; To mew, by one fatiric touch, 54* No nation wanted it fo much. That kingdom... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 386 pages
...turns of whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; And showed, by one satirick touch, •/ No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his... | |
 | 1804 - 512 pages
...Idiots, for the founding of which Swift bequeathed his fortune ; or, to use his own words, He left the little wealth he had. To build a house for fools and mad, And shew'd by one satyric touch, No nation wanted it so much. Mr. Brooke presented Swift with a translation... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
...turns of whigs and tories : Was cheerful to his dying day ; And friends would let him have his way. " He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad j And show'd by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. ' That kingdom he hath left his debtor,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...'em, As with a moral view design'd, To please and to reform mankind ; And if he often miss'd his aim, The world must own it, to their shame, The praise...wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad ; To show, by one satiric touch, Js'o nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I... | |
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He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad : To show, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much. That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better : And since you dread no farther lashes, Methinki... 
