 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn j But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplefs poverty. AtRome'tisworfe; where houfe-rent by theyear,"} And fervants bellies coft fo devilifli dear ; > And... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn ; But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplefs poverty. AtRome'tisworfe; where houfe-rent bytheyear, And fervants bellies coft fo devilifh dear And tavern-bills... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn J But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplefs poverty. At Rome 'tis worfe ; where houfe-rent by the year, And fervants bellies coft fo devilifh dear ; And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn ; But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of l:elplefs poverty. At Rome 'tis worfe ; where houferent by the year, And fervants bellies coft fo devilifh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn ; But had done better never to return. Rarely tfiey rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplefs poverty. At Rome'tis worfe ; where houie-rent by'the ytar, And feryants bellies coft £6 devilifh dear ; And... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn; But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplefs poverty. At Rome 'tis worfe; where houfe-rent by the year, And fervants bellies coft fo devilifh dear ; And... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free thcmfclves from fcorn | But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplcfs poverty. At Rome 'tis worfe; where houfc-rent by the year, And fcrvants bellies coft fo dcvilifh... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfclvesfrom fcorn ; But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of hclplefi pevcrty, At Rome 'tis worfe; whc:e houfe-rent by the year. And fervants bellies coft fo devililh... | |
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The poor were wife, who, by the rich opprefs'd, Withdrew, and fought a facred place of reft. Once they did well, to free themfelves from fcorn; But had done better never to return. Rarely they rife by virtue's aid, who lie Plung'd in the depth of helplefs... 