 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 502 pages
...Hair he cropt ; At Head and Foot my Body lopt : And then, with Heart more hard than Stone, He pick't my Marrow from the Bone. To vex me more, he took a Freak, To flit my Tongue, and made me fpeak : But, that which wonderful appears, I fpeak to Eyes and not to Ears. Ha oft employs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 pages
...Hair he ctopt ; At Head and Foot my Body lopt : And then, with Heart more hard than Stone, He pickt my Marrow from the Bone. To vex me more he took a...employs me in Difguife, And makes me tell a thoufand Lyos : To me he chiefly gives in Truft To pleafe his Malice, or his Luft. From me no Secret he can... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 412 pages
...flay'd, my hair he crept ; At head and foot my body lopt : And then, with heart more hard than ilone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone. To vex me more, he took a freak, To flit my tongue and made me fpeak ; But, that which wonderful appears, I fpeak to eyes, and not to ears. He oft employs... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 440 pages
...fits on a pillion behind her, with kis face to the hoiii tiul. tfa-wkf. .;.."' ,,•.• RIDDLES, 297 And then, with heart more hard than ftone, ' He pick'd...marrow from the bone. To vex me more, he took a freak , . *5 To flit my tongue, and make me fpeak : But that which wonderful appears, I fpeak to eyes, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 pages
...my mother's fide ;': No wonder now I look fo thin ; The tyrant ftripp'd me to the fkin : 10 My fkin he flay'd, my hair he cropt ; At head and foot my...marrow from the bone. To vex me more, he took a freak 15 To ffit my tongue, and make me fpeak.:' But that which wonderful appears, I fpeak to eyes, and not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 pages
...me from my mother's fide : No wonder now I look fo thin ; The tyrant ftript me to the (kin : My fkin he flay'd, my hair he cropt ; At head and foot my...chiefly gives in truft To pleafe his malice or his luft, From me no fecret he can hide ; I fee his vanity and pride > And And my delight is to expofe His follies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 378 pages
...flay'd, my hair he cropt 3 At head and foot my body lopt : And then, with heart more hard than (tone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone. To vex me more,...chiefly gives in truft To pleafe his malice or his luft, From me no fecret he can hide ; I fee his vanity and pride t Ac. And my delight is to expofe His follies... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...flay'd, my hair he crept ; At head and foot my body lopt : And then, with heart more hard than (tone, He pick'd my marrow from the bone. To vex me more,...make me fpeak : But, that which wonderful appears, J fpeak to eyes, and not to ears. •He oft' employs me in difguife, And makes me tell a thoufand lies... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 466 pages
...flay'd, my hair he cropt ; At head and foot my body lopt : And then, with heart more hard than ftonc, He pick'd my marrow from the bone. To vex me more,...took a freak To flit my tongue, and make me fpeak i But, that which wonderful appears, I fpeak to eyes, and not to ears. He oft' employs me in difguife,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 340 pages
...flay'd, my hair he cropt; At head and foot my body lopt ; And then, with heart more hard than fton;,. He pick'd my marrow from the bone. To vex me more, he took a freak To flit my tongue, and make mz fpsak : But, that which wonderful appears, I fpeak to eyes, and not to ears. He oft' employs me... | |
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