| Jonathan Swift - 1744 - 416 pages
...he tries a five-barr'd Gate : A Dog by Inftinft turns afide, Who fees the Ditch too deep and wide. But, Man we find the only Creature, Who, led by Folly, combats Nature : Who, when^fo loudly cries, Forbear , WithObftinacy fixes there •, And, where his Genius leatt inclines,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 412 pages
...he tries a five-barr'd gati : A dog by inflinft turns afide,. Who fees the ditch too deep and wide : But man we find, the only creature, Who, led by folly, combats nature; . .. Who, when Jhe loudly cries, forbear* With obftinacy fixes there ; ; And, where his genius leaft... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 426 pages
...Before he tries a five-barr'd gate; A Jog by mftinii tarns afide, Who fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, led by folly, combats Nature ; .30 Who, when Jbt loudly cries, Forhear, With obftinacy fixes there ; And where his genips leaft... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 pages
...tries a five-barr'd gate : A dog, by inftinft, turns afide, Who -fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature, Who, led by folly, combats nature ; Who, when fhe loudly cries forbear, With obftinacy fixes there ; And, where his genius leaft inclines,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 462 pages
...he tries a five-barr'd gate : A dog by inltinct turns afide, Who fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, led by folly ', combats nature ; Who, wheny#£ loudly cries forbear, With obftinacy fixes there ; And where his genius leaft inclines,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 pages
...he tries a five-barr'd gate ; A dog by inftincl: turns afide, Who fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, led by Folly, combats Nature ; 20 Who, when fhe loudly cries> Forbear, With obftinacy fixes there : And And where his genius leaft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 pages
...he tries a five-barr'd gate 4 A dog by inftinft turns afide, Who fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, .led by folly, combats Nature; » Who, when>8* loudly .cries, forbear, TVith cj I; fiina<..y fixes theje; And, where .his geaius Icatt... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 398 pages
...he tries a five-barr'd gate ; A dog by inftinct turns afide, Who fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, led by folly, combats Nature ; 20 Who, when fhe loudly cries, Forbear, With obftinacy fixes there ; And, where his genius leaft... | |
| 1787 - 446 pages
...a five-bai'r'd gate ; s ssss s A dog by instinft turns aside, Who sees the ditch too deep and wide; But man we find the only creature Who, led by folly, combats Nature; 1o Who, when she loudly cries, Forbear, With obstinacy fixes there, And where his genius least inclines,... | |
| 1795 - 422 pages
...will not attempt to fly ; The dog, by inftinfl, turns afide, Who fees the ditch too deep and wide. But man, we find, the only creature, ' Who, led by Folly, combats nature ; « And where (he loudly cares fprbear, " With obitinacy fixes there." SWIFT. IN the prefent univerfal dearth of... | |
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