 In the loose rhymes of every poetaster :— Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever Fortune would have made them mine; And hold one minute of this holy...  The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Page 257edited by - 1792Full view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - 1775 - 620 pages
...give a tongue To ftones by epitaphs : be call' d great mafter In the loofe rhimes of every poetafter ? Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wife, all in fuperlatives : Tet I more freely would theft gifts rejign, Than ever fortune would have... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1787 - 232 pages
...give a tongue To ftones by epitaphs: be call'd Great Matter In the loofe rhimes of every poetafter J Could I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wife, all in fuperlatives: Yet I more freely would thefe gifts refign, Than ever fortune would have... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 386 pages
...tongue To stones by epitaphj, be call'd great Master In the loose rhimes of ev'ry poetaster ; Coul d I be more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich,...gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. Welcome pure... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 496 pages
...blind and lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs : be call'd Great Master In the loose rhymes of ev'ry poetaster : Could I be more than any man...wise, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would those gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 238 pages
...and lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs: be call'd great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...gifts resign, , Than ever fortune would have made them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. Welcome pure... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 236 pages
...lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs : be call'd great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster ; Could I be more than any man that lives,...would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have mad*: them mine, And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure.... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pages
...and lame, or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs; be called great master In the loose rhymes of every poetaster : Could I be, more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wisp, all in superlatives : Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - 1822 - 494 pages
...stones by epitaphs ; be call'd " great master" In the loose rhimes of every poetaster ? Could I tie more than any man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise,...gifts resign, Than ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches of this empty pleasure. (1) An angel... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - 1822 - 490 pages
...; or give a tongue To stones by epitaphs ; be call'd " great master" In the loose rhinitis of every poetaster ? Could I be more 'than any man that lives,...superlatives; Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Thau ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches... | |
 | Izaak Walton, John Hawkins - 1822 - 486 pages
...epitaphs ; be call'd " great master" In the loose rhimes of every poetaster ? Could I be more than atay man that lives, Great, fair, rich, wise, all in superlatives; Yet I more freely would these gifts resign, Thau ever fortune would have made them mine ; And hold one minute of this holy leisure Beyond the riches... | |
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